10 Audhe called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand ;
11 Not that which ^oeth into the mouth deflleth a man ; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying ?
13 Bat he answered and said, Eveiy
Elant, which my heavenly Father ath not planted, shall be rooted up.
14 Let them alone : they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the bhnd lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
15 Then ansxvered Peter and said
unto him, Declare unto us tliis para- ble.
16 And Jesus said. Are ye also yet without understanding?
17 Do not ye yet understand, tliat whatsoever cntereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught ?
18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart ; and they defile the man.
19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies :
20 These are fhe tAings which defile a man : but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
There are two striking sayings of the Lord Jesus in this passage. One respects false doctrine. The other respects the human heart. Both of them deserve the closest at- tention.
Respecting false doctrine, our Lord declares, that it is a duty to oppose it, that its final destruction is sure, and that its teachers ought to he forsaken. He says, " Every plant that my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone."
It is clear from examination of the passage, that the disciples were surprised at our Lord's strong language about the Pharisees and their traditions. Tkey had probably been accustomed from their youth to regard them as the wisest and best of men. They were startled to hear their Master denouncing them as hypocrites, and