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Matthew 15:11
“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 15:11 Context
8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man." Matthew 15:11 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for Matthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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Bible Commentary for Matthew 15:11
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 15:11
15:9 Teaching the commandments of men - As equal with, nay, superior to, those of God. What can be a more heinous sin?
15:13 Every plant - That is, every doctrine.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 15:11
Mt 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man. The Mosaic law forbade Jews to eat what was ceremonially unclean, in order to teach the need of moral purity. The Rabbis added stringent precepts to prevent the slightest contact with ceremonial uncleanness, but were careless about moral purity. Christ shows that a pure heart is far more important than clean food, in the ceremonial sense, in the stomach. Pharisees in all ages have paid more attention to the letter than to the spirit, to the symbol than to that which is signified. That which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. The impure words that indicate an impure heart. What one eats does not render him defiled before God, but what he says. See Mt 15:18-23.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but that which commeth out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"{It is} not what enters into the mouth {that} defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
- Basic English Bible
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
- Darby Bible
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
- English Revised Version
That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
- World English Bible