Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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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General references
Bible References
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Mark 7:18
He said to them, "So you do not understand, either? Do you not see how nothing outside a man can defile him by entering him?
Acts 10:14
But Peter said, "No, no, my Lord; I have never eaten anything common or unclean."
Acts 11:8
I said, 'No, no, my Lord; nothing common or unclean has ever passed my lips.'
Acts 15:20
but write them injunctions to abstain from whatever is contaminated by idols, from sexual vice, from the flesh of animals that have been strangled, and from tasting blood;
Romans 14:17
The Reign of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, it means righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy Spirit;
1 Corinthians 10:25
Eat any food that has been sold in the market, instead of letting scruples of conscience oblige you to ask any questions about it;
Titus 1:15
For the pure all things are pure, but nothing is pure for the polluted and unbelieving; their very mind and conscience are polluted.
Hebrews 9:10
since they relate merely to food and drink and a variety of ablutions ??outward regulations for the body, that only hold till the period of the New Order.
Hebrews 13:9
Never let yourselves be carried away with a variety of novel doctrines; for the right thing is to have one's heart strengthened by grace, not by the eating of food ??that has never been any use to those who have had recourse to it.
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Mark 7:20
"No," he said, "it is what comes from a man, that is what defiles him.
Matthew 12:34
You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.
Matthew 15:16
He said, "And are you totally ignorant?
General references
Matthew 13:9
He who has an ear, let him listen to this."
Mark 7:20
"No," he said, "it is what comes from a man, that is what defiles him.