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Matthew 15 Traditions and Commandments 1(A) Then Pharisees and(B) scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2(C) "Why do your disciples break(D) the tradition of the elders?(E) For they do not wash their hands when they eat." 3He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God commanded,(F) 'Honor your father and your mother,' and,(G) 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 5But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God,"[a] 6he need not honor his father.' So for the sake of your tradition you have(H) made void the word[b] of God. 7(I) You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: 8(J) "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;9in vain do they worship me, teaching as(K) doctrines the commandments of men.'"What Defiles a Person 10And he called the people to him and said to them, (L) "Hear and understand: 11(M) it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person." 12Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were(N) offended when they heard this saying?" 13He answered, (O) "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted(P) will be rooted up. 14Let them alone;(Q) they are blind guides.[c] And(R) if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
Matthew 15
Clean from the inside Do you know that it is easy to spot a person's hygiene by just looking at his fingernails? Some people can appear outwardly clean because of their clear complexion or because they dress up so effortlessly. But only the keen observer can see the imperfection of a person and that the fingernails are among the best indicators of how that person really cleans himself up. We are easily impressed by a person's physical appearance. Even he looks good from the outside, you have to be with that person for much longer to be able to judge if he really is good, or whether our impression of him as well mannered, educated or kindhearted is true. They say that fish and guests smell in three days. No person can hide his true personality indeterminately and his true character will manifest after some time, so hold your regard of that person - it's simply not true that first impressions last. Read more...
Do you know that it is easy to spot a person's hygiene by just looking at his fingernails? Some people can appear outwardly clean because of their clear complexion or because they dress up so effortlessly. But only the keen observer can see the imperfection of a person and that the fingernails are among the best indicators of how that person really cleans himself up. We are easily impressed by a person's physical appearance. Even he looks good from the outside, you have to be with that person for much longer to be able to judge if he really is good, or whether our impression of him as well mannered, educated or kindhearted is true. They say that fish and guests smell in three days. No person can hide his true personality indeterminately and his true character will manifest after some time, so hold your regard of that person - it's simply not true that first impressions last. Read more...
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