Matthew 15:17

“Do not you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled?

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

In Context

16“What, do even you understand nothing yet?” Jesus exclaimed.

18But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;

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Cross References

Matthew 7:19Every tree that fails to bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

1 Corinthians 6:13Food exists for the stomach, and the stomach for food; but God will put an end to both the one and the other. The body, however, exists, not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

James 3:6And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a very world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of the Pit.

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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