Matthew 15:11

That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

In Context

10And he called the multitude to him, and said to them: Hear and understand;

12Then came his disciples and said to him: Dost thou know that the Pharisees, when they heard that saying, were offended?

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34Generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Mark 7:15There is nothing without that, by entering into a man, can defile him. But those things which come out of the man, defile him.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:11-21

What Defileth a Man. 10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth 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 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead… Read the whole commentary →

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