Matthew 15:20
these, are the things which defile the man, but, the eating with unwashed hands, doth not defile the man.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
In Context
21And, going forth from thence, Jesus retired into the parts of Tyre and Zidon.
Cross References
Matthew 23:25Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish,—while, within, they are full of plunder and intemperance.
Luke 11:38And, the Pharisee, beholding, marvelled that he was not, first, immersed, before the dinner.
1 Corinthians 6:9Or know ye not that, wrong-doers, shall not inherit, God’s kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves:—neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,
Ephesians 5:3But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you—even as becometh saints;
Revelation 21:27And in nowise shall there enter into it, anything common, or he that doeth abomination and falsehood,—but only they who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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 →