Common English Bible

Matthew 15:10-16 Common English Bible (CEB)

10. Jesus called the crowd near and said to them, "Listen and understand.

11. It’s not what goes into the mouth that contaminates a person in God’s sight. It’s what comes out of the mouth that contaminates the person."

12. Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended by what you just said?"

13. Jesus replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be pulled up.

14. Leave the Pharisees alone. They are blind people who are guides to blind people. But if a blind person leads another blind person, they will both fall into a ditch."

15. Then Peter spoke up, "Explain this riddle to us."

16. Jesus said, "Don’t you understand yet?