New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 15:11-18

11It isnot whatG3588entersεἰσερχόμενονeiserchomenonG1525the mouthστόμαstomaG4750thatdefilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,but whatG3588comesG1607outG1607of the mouthστόματος,stomatosG4750,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778defilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Do You knowG3609that the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wereoffendedἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶eskandalisthēsanG4624when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thisG3588statementλόγονlogonG3056?”

13But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956plantφυτείαphuteiaG5451whichἣνhēnG3739My heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962did not plantἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452will be uprootedἐκριζωθήσεται.ekrizōthēsetaiG1610.

14LeaveἄφετεapheteG863them aloneG863;they are blindG5185guidesὁδηγοίhodēgoiG3595of blindG5185peopleG5185. AndifἐὰνeanG1437a personG5185who is blindG5185guidesὁδηγῇ,hodēgēaG3594anotherwho is blindG5185,bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297will fallπεσοῦνται.pesountaiG4098into a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999.”

15PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “ExplainφράσονphrasonG5419the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us.”

16Jesus saidG3004,“Are you alsoκαὶkaiG2532stillἀκμὴνakmēnG188lackingG801inG801understandingἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801?

17Do you not understandνοεῖτεnoeiteG3539that everythingπᾶνpanG3956that goesεἰσπορευόμενονeisporeuomenonG1531into the mouthστόμαstomaG4750passesχωρεῖchōreiG5562into the stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836, and iseliminatedἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται;aphedrōna ekballetaiG1519 G856 G1544?

18Butthe things that comeG1607outG1607of the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comeἐξέρχεται,exerchetaiG1831from the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and thoseG2548things defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the personἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

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