11 But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they own has been offered to God.7.11 has been offered to God: According to Jewish custom, when anything was offered to God, it could not be used for anyone else, not even for a person’s parents.12 You won’t let those people help their parents. 13 And you ignore God’s commands in order to follow your own teaching. You do a lot of other things just as bad.
What Really Makes People Unclean
14 Jesus called the crowd together again and said, "Pay attention and try to understand what I mean. 15,16 The food that you put into your mouth doesn’t make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean."7.15,16 unclean: Some manuscripts add, "If you have ears, pay attention."
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