Mark 7:15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
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In Context
16If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:42Whatever goeth upon the belly, and whatever goeth upon all four, or whatever hath more feet among all creeping animals that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
Mark 7:18And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him.
Acts 10:28And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come to one of another nation; but God hath shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Acts 15:20But that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood.
1 Corinthians 10:25Whatever is sold in the provision market, that eat, asking no question for conscience' sake:
Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24
The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →