Matthew 15

¹Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying,

²Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? for they wash not their hands when they eate bread.

³But he answered and said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commandement of God by your tradition?

⁴For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

⁵But ye say, Whosoeuer shall say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

⁶Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commandement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.

⁷O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,

⁸This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.

⁹But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

¹⁰Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.

¹¹That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man, but that which commeth out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

¹²Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying?

¹³But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.