Matthew 15:11

It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth-- *that* defiles a man."

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

10Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.

12Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were greatly shocked when they heard those words?"

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34O vipers' brood, how can you speak what is good when you are evil? For it is from the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks.

Mark 7:15There is nothing outside a man which entering him can make him unclean; but it is the things which come out of a man that make him unclean."

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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