Matthew 15:8
The Scripture
(8) This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Matthew 15 opens with Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for elevating tradition above God's command, teaching that what defiles comes from the heart, not unwashed hands. He commends a Canaanite woman's persistent faith and heals her afflicted daughter. The chapter closes with Jesus healing the lame, blind, and maimed, then feeding four thousand from seven loaves with baskets left over.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 29:13Ezekiel 33:31John 1:47I Peter 3:10Proverbs 23:26Jeremiah 12:2Acts 8:21Hebrews 3:12
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