Matthew 15:1-18

According to Matthew 15:1-18, what is one of the commandments mentioned in this passage?

• Honor your father and mother

• Love your neighbor as yourself.

• Do not steal.

• Do not commit adultery.

What does Jesus say about those who honor Him with their lips but their hearts are far from Him?

• They will be rewarded in heaven.

• They are true followers of Him.

• They will receive great blessings.

• They worship Him in vain

In Matthew 15:4, Jesus quotes a commandment from the Old Testament. What is that commandment?

• Do not commit adultery.

• Honor your father and mother.

• Do not steal.

• Love your neighbor as yourself.

According to Matthew 15:6, what do the Pharisees and scribes do that goes against the commandment of God?

• Ignore the commandment of God with their traditions.

• Follow the commandment of God with their traditions.

• Nullify the commandment of God with their traditions.

• Modify the commandment of God with their traditions.

What does Jesus say about traditions that make the word of God void?

• They are unnecessary and burdensome.

• They are beneficial and enhance the word of God.

• They are hypocritical and go against the commandments of God.

• They are irrelevant and have no impact on the word of God.

In Matthew 15:11, Jesus says that it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what?

• What comes out of the ears.

• What goes into the eyes.

• What is written on the skin.

• What comes out of the mouth

What does Jesus say about the things that come out of the mouth?

• What comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart.

• What comes out of the mouth is meaningless.

• What comes out of the mouth is irrelevant.

• What comes out of the mouth is determined by external factors.

According to Matthew 15:17, what happens to the food that goes into the stomach?

• It is converted into energy for the body.

• It is stored in the stomach indefinitely.

• It is absorbed into the bloodstream.

• It is eliminated from the body through the digestive process.

What does Jesus say about the things that come out of the heart?

• The things that come out of the heart defile a person.

• The things that come out of the heart bring blessings to a person.

• The things that come out of the heart have no effect on a person.

• The things that come out of the heart make a person pure.

In Matthew 15:18, Jesus lists some evil things that come from the heart. Name one of those evil things.

• evil thoughts

• greed

• hatred

• envy