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And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered:  

And when Jesus heard him speak, he answered:  

   

   

*"Why is it that you transgress the commandments of God by the laws of your '''tradition'''? The commandment says, `Honor your father and your mother,' and directs that you share with them your substance if necessary. But you enact a law of '''tradition''' that permits undutiful children to say that the money wherewith the parents might have been assisted has been `given to God.' The '''law of the elders''' thus relieves such crafty children of their responsibility, notwithstanding that the children subsequently use all such monies for their own comfort. Why is it that you in this way make void the commandment by your own '''tradition'''? Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, saying: `this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.'  

*"Why is it that you transgress the commandments of God by the laws of your '''tradition'''? The commandment says, `Honor your father and your mother,' and directs that you share with them your substance if necessary. But you enact a law of '''tradition''' that permits undutiful children to say that the money wherewith the parents might have been assisted has been `given to God.' The '''law of the elders''' thus relieves such crafty children of their responsibility, notwithstanding that the children subsequently use all such monies for their own comfort. Why is it that you in this way make void the commandment by your own '''tradition'''? Well did Isaiah prophesy of you '''hypocrites''', saying: `this people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. In vain do they worship me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.'  

*"You can see how it is that you desert the commandment while you hold fast to the '''tradition''' of men. Altogether willing are you to reject the word of God while you maintain your own '''traditions'''. And in many other ways do you dare to set up your own teachings above the law and the prophets."

*"You can see how it is that you desert the commandment while you hold fast to the '''tradition''' of men. Altogether willing are you to reject the word of God while you maintain your own '''traditions'''. And in many other ways do you dare to set up your own teachings above the law and the prophets."

Jesus then directed his remarks to all present.  

Jesus then directed his remarks to all present.  

He said:

He said:

*"But hearken to me all of you. It is not that which enters into the mouth that spiritually defiles the man, but rather that which proceeds out of the mouth and from the heart."   

*"But hearken to me all of you. It is not that which enters into the mouth that '''spiritually defiles''' the man, but rather that which proceeds out of the mouth and from the heart."   

But even the apostles failed fully to grasp the meaning of his words, for Simon Peter also asked him:

But even the apostles failed fully to grasp the meaning of his words, for Simon Peter also asked him:

And then said Jesus to Peter:  

And then said Jesus to Peter:  

*"Are you also hard of understanding? Know you not that every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up? Turn now your attention to those who would know the truth. You cannot compel men to love the truth. Many of these teachers are blind guides. And you know that, if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit. But hearken while I tell you the truth concerning those things that morally defile and spiritually contaminate men. I declare it is not that which enters the body by the mouth or gains access to the mind through the eyes and ears that defiles the man. Man is only defiled by that evil which may originate within the heart, and that finds expression in the words and deeds of such unholy persons. Do you not know it is from the heart that there come forth evil thoughts, wicked projects of murder, theft, and adulteries, together with jealousy, pride, anger, revenge, railings, and false witness? And it is just such things that defile men, and not that they eat bread with ceremonially unclean hands."

*"Are you also hard of understanding? Know you not that every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up? Turn now your attention to those who would know the '''truth'''. You cannot compel men to '''love the truth'''. Many of these teachers are '''blind guides'''. And you know that, if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit. But hearken while I tell you the '''truth''' concerning those things that '''morally defile''' and '''spiritually contaminate''' men. I declare it is not that which enters the body by the mouth or gains access to the mind through the eyes and ears that '''defiles''' the man. Man is only '''defiled''' by that evil which may originate within the heart, and that finds expression in the words and deeds of such unholy persons. Do you not know it is from the '''heart''' that there come forth evil thoughts, wicked projects of murder, theft, and adulteries, together with jealousy, pride, anger, revenge, railings, and false witness? And it is just such things that '''defile''' men, and not that they eat bread with ceremonially unclean hands."