... from the heart, the evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, false witness, and blasphemy. These are what truly defile a person, not the unwashed hands. In Matthew's gospel Pharisee's are a very strict Jewish people. They believe that Judaism's main focus was around the law and the observance of the law. There was mutual hostility between the Pharisee's and Jesus. John the Baptist ... 's death, the focus seems to be more on the Sadducee's and the scribes for that event. This focus on the Pharisees like this goes hand in hand with Matthew's Jewish interpretation of Jesus's life...

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