Matthew 15:11

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Summary

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.

That which goeth

But

General references

Leviticus 11:2

Matthew 15:18

Luke 12:57

Bible References

That which goeth

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."

The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.

But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!"

But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!'

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

Do not be carried away by all sorts of strange teachings. For it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not ritual meals, which have never benefited those who participated in them.

But

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.

Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!

For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

The Lord says, "These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.

"Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips."

So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

General references

"Tell the Israelites: 'This is the kind of creature you may eat from among all the animals that are on the land.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.

"And why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?