Matthew 15:11

Not that which entereth the mouth, defileth a man; but that which proceedeth from the mouth, that defileth a man.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 multitudes, and said to them, Hear and understand.

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

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34Offspring of vipers, how can ye who are evil, speak good things? For out of the fullnesses of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Mark 7:15There is nothing without a man which, by entering him, can pollute him. But that which cometh out of him, that it is that polluteth a man.

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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