Parallel Verses

Webster

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.

New American Standard Bible

there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.

International Standard Version

Nothing that goes into a person from the outside can make him unclean. It's what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean.

A Conservative Version

There is nothing outside the man, entering into him that can defile him, but the things coming out of him those are the things that defile the man.

American Standard Version

there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

Amplified

there is nothing outside a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.

An Understandable Version

There is nothing that enters a person's body from the outside that can [spiritually] corrupt him, but it is what proceeds out of a person's life that [spiritually] corrupts him." {{Verse

Anderson New Testament

There is nothing with out that, by entering into a man, can defile him. But those things which come out of the man, defile him.

Bible in Basic English

There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.

Common New Testament

there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him."

Daniel Mace New Testament

there is nothing from without, that entring into a man can defile him: but that which originally proceeds from the man, is what defiles him.

Darby Translation

There is nothing from outside a man entering into him which can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which defile the man.

Godbey New Testament

There is nothing without a man coming into him, which is competent to defile him: but those things coming out from him, these are the things which defile the man.

Goodspeed New Testament

Nothing that goes into a man from outside can pollute him. It is what comes out of a man that pollutes him."

John Wesley New Testament

There is nothing entering into a man from without, which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, these are they that defile the man.

Julia Smith Translation

There is nothing from without a man, entering into him, which can defile him: but things coming out from him, these are the things polluting the man.

King James 2000

There is nothing from outside a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

There is nothing outside of a person that is able to defile him [by] going into him. But the things that go out of a person are the things that defile a person."

Modern King James verseion

There is nothing from outside a man which entering into him can defile him. But the things which come out of him, those are the ones that defile the man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

There is nothing without a man that can defile him when it entereth into him, but those things which proceed out of him are those which defile the man.

Moffatt New Testament

nothing outside a man can defile him by entering him; it is what comes from him that defiles him.

Montgomery New Testament

"Listen to me, all of you, and understand; there is nothing outside a man which by entering in can defile him; but it is what comes from him that defiled him."

NET Bible

There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him."

New Heart English Bible

There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man."

Noyes New Testament

Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.

Sawyer New Testament

Nothing which being out of a man entering into him, can defile him; but those things which proceed from the man, these are the things which defile the man.

The Emphasized Bible

Nothing, is there, from without the man, entering into him, which can defile him; but, the things which, out of the man, come forth, are the things that defile the man.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.

Twentieth Century New Testament

There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can 'defile' him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him."

Weymouth New Testament

There 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."

Williams New Testament

Nothing that goes into a man from the outside can make him foul, but the things that come from the inside of a man are the things that make him foul."

World English Bible

There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.

Worrell New Testament

there is nothing from without the man, that, entering into him, can defile him; but the things proceeding out of the man are those that defile the man."

Worsley New Testament

Hear me all of you, and understand, There is nothing without a man, which entring into him can defile him: but the things proceeding from him are those which defile a man.

Youngs Literal Translation

there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
There is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

οὐδείς 
Oudeis 
Usage: 160

ἔξωθεν 
Exothen 
Usage: 4

a man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

εἰσπορεύομαι 
Eisporeuomai 
enter, enter in, come in, go
Usage: 7

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

him





Usage: 0
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

can
δύναμαι 
Dunamai 
can , cannot , be able, may , able,
Usage: 140

κοινόω 
Koinoo 
Usage: 5

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

ἐκπορεύομαι 
Ekporeuomai 
proceed, go out, go, come, depart, go forth, , vr go forth
Usage: 22

of
ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

ἐκεῖνος 
Ekeinos 
that, those, he, the same, they,
Usage: 148

ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

κοινόω 
Koinoo 
Usage: 5

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Defilement From Within

14 And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Hearken to me every one of you, and understand. 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. 16 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Cross References

Leviticus 11:42-47

Whatever 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.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 15:16

And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

Mark 7:18-23

And 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 10:14-16

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Acts 10:28

And 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 11:8-10

But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.

Acts 15:20-21

But that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Whatever is sold in the provision market, that eat, asking no question for conscience' sake:

1 Timothy 4:3-5

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and know the truth.

Titus 1:15

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Hebrews 9:10

Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

Hebrews 13:9

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied in them.

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