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

2 Peter 2:18

General references

Matthew 15:18

Luke 12:57

Bible References

That which goeth

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."

And the Pharisee, seeing it, marvelled that He was not first immersed before breakfast.

But Peter said, "By no means, Lord! because never at any time did I eat anything common or unclean."

But I said, 'By no means, Lord; because a common or an unclean thing never entered into my mouth!'

I know, and have been persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: except that to him who accounts anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Because every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, when it is received with thanksgiving;

To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience have become defiled.

Be not carried away by manifold and strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods, in which those who occupied themselves were not profited.

But

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and these defile the man.

"Broods of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being yourselves evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire kindles how great a forest!

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice, in desires of the flesh, by their lasciviousness, those just escaping from those who live in error;

General references

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and these defile the man.

And why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right?