Matthew 15:1 Cross References - MKJV

¹ Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying,

²⁰ For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven.

² saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat.

¹⁵ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass sea and the dry land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, you make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. ¹⁶ Woe to you, blind guides, saying, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor. ¹⁷ Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? ¹⁸ And, Whoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is a debtor! ¹⁹ Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? ²⁰ Therefore whoever shall swear by the altar swears by it, and by all things on it. ²¹ And whoever shall swear by the temple, swears by it and by Him who dwells in it. ²² And he who shall swear by Heaven swears by the throne of God, and by Him who sits on it. ²³ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and you have left undone the weightier matters of the Law, judgment, mercy, and faith. You ought to have done these and not to leave the other undone. ²⁴ Blind guides who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! ²⁵ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee! First cleanse the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of them may be clean also. ²⁷ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside they are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. ²⁸ Even so you also appear righteous to men outwardly, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

²² And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.

¹ And the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. ² And when they saw some of His disciples eating loaves with unclean hands, that is with unwashed hands, they found fault. ³ For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they immerse their hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders. ⁴ And coming from the market, they do not eat without immersing, and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the dippings of cups and pots, and of copper vessels, and of tables. ⁵ Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat loaves with unwashed hands? ⁶ But He answered and said to them, Well has Isaiah prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. ⁷ However, they worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men." ⁸ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the dippings of pots and cups. And many other such things you do. ⁹ And He said to them, Do you do well to set aside the commandment of God, so that you may keep your own tradition? ¹⁰ For Moses said, "Honor your father and your mother." And, "Whoever curses father or mother, let him die the death." ¹¹ But you say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban! (that is, A gift to God, whatever you may profit by me) ¹² and you no longer allow him to do anything toward his father or mother, ¹³ making the Word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have delivered. And you do many such things. ¹⁴ And calling near all the crowd, He said to them, Listen to Me, every one of you, and understand. ¹⁵ There is nothing from outside a man which entering into him can defile him. But the things which come out of him, those are the ones that defile the man. ¹⁶ If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁷ And when He had entered into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. ¹⁸ And He said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not perceive that whatever enters into the man from outside cannot defile him, ¹⁹ because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the waste-bowl, purifying all food? ²⁰ And He said, That which comes out of the man is what defiles the man. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: ²³ All these evil things pass out from inside and defile the man.

¹⁷ And it happened on one of the days, even He was teaching. And Pharisees and teachers of the Law were sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was there, for the curing of them.

²¹ And the scribes and Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, except God alone?

³⁰ But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against His disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with tax-collectors and sinners?

⁹ And there arose a great cry. And the scribes who were on the Pharisees' side arose and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.