Matthew 15 Verse References

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Matthew 15:1

Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,

2 confession links from 2 scripture references
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
- 2HC Second Helvetic Confession Chapter 2, paragraph 5: Of Interpreting The Holy Scripture; and of Fathers, Councils, and Traditions
Matthew 15:2

“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:3

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

2 confession links from 2 scripture references
- BC Belgic Confession Article 7: The Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures to be the Only Rule of Faith
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:4

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:5

But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:6

he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:8

‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

1 confession link from 1 scripture reference
- 1LBCF First London Baptist Confession of Faith (1644) Article 8: The Scriptures
Matthew 15:9

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

10 confession links from 2 scripture references
Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

2 confession links from 1 scripture reference
- LBCF London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689) Chapter 6, paragraph 4: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment thereof
- WCF Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) Chapter 6, paragraph 4: Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof