Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."
American Standard Version
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
It is not what enters the mouth of a person that [spiritually] corrupts him, but what proceeds out of his mouth that [spiritually] corrupts him."
Anderson New Testament
That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Bible in Basic English
Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
Common New Testament
not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."
Daniel Mace New Testament
that which entereth by the mouth is not what defiles a man: but what defiles the man is that which is discharged by the mouth.
Darby Translation
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Godbey New Testament
That if which cometh into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which cometh out from the mouth, that defiles the man.
Goodspeed New Testament
"Listen to this, and grasp it! It is not what goes into a man's mouth that pollutes him; it is what comes out of his mouth that pollutes a man."
John Wesley New Testament
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man, but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Julia Smith Translation
Not that coming into the mouth pollutes the man; but that going forth out of the mouth, this pollutes the man.
King James 2000
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth--this defiles a person."
Modern King James verseion
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man: but that which cometh out of the mouth, defileth the man."
Moffatt New Testament
it is not what enters a man's mouth that defiles him, what defiles a man is what comes out of his mouth."
Montgomery New Testament
"Listen, and pay attention. It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him, but what comes out of it, that defiles the man."
NET Bible
What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person."
New Heart English Bible
That which enters into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Noyes New Testament
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Sawyer New Testament
Not that which enters into the mouth, defiles the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth that defiles the man.
The Emphasized Bible
Not that which entereth into the mouth, defileth the man, but, that which proceedeth out of the mouth, the same, defileth the man,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the man.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
Webster
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Weymouth New Testament
It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--*that* defiles a man."
Williams New Testament
It is not what goes into a man's mouth that makes him foul; no, it is what comes out of a man's mouth that makes him foul."
World English Bible
That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Worrell New Testament
Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth??his defiles the man."
Worsley New Testament
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this polluteth the man.
Youngs Literal Translation
not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
Themes
Defilement » What defiles a man
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
Ecclesiasticism » Traditional rules of the jewish
Heart » What proceeds from the heart
Offence » The wicked take, at » The necessity of inward purity
Parables » Parables of Christ » Meats » Not defiling
Speech/communication » The things which proceed out of the mouth
Topics
Interlinear
Eiserchomai
Koinoo
κοινόω
Koinoo
Usage: 5
Ekporeuomai
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 15:11
Images Matthew 15:11
Prayers for Matthew 15:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Defilement From Within
10 And having called in the multitude, he said to them, Hear and understand. 11 Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man. 12 Then having come near, his disciples said to him, Know thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard the saying?
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Acts 10:14-15
But Peter said, Not so, Lord, because I have never eaten anything profane or unclean.
Mark 7:15
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.
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Psalm 12:2
They speak falsehood everyone with his neighbor. With flattering lip, and with a double heart, they speak.
Psalm 52:2-4
Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 58:3-4
The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom have thou defied and blasphemed? And against whom have thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [Even] against the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 59:3-5
For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness.
Isaiah 59:13-15
transgressing and denying LORD, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.
Jeremiah 9:3-6
And they bend their tongue--their bow--for falsehood, and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says LORD.
Matthew 12:34-37
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Matthew 15:18-20
But the things coming out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things defile the man.
Luke 11:38-41
And when the Pharisee saw, he marveled that he did not first wash before dinner.
Acts 11:8-9
But I said, Not so, Lord, because nothing profane or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.
Romans 3:13-14
Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,
Romans 14:14
I know and am persuaded in Lord Jesus, that nothing is profane by itself, except to him who regards anything to be profane. To that man it is profane.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20
Do not tear down the work of God because of food. All things indeed are clean, but it is wrong to the man who eats through hindrance.
1 Timothy 4:4-5
Because every creation of God is good, and nothing rejected that is received with thankfulness,
Titus 1:15
Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Hebrews 13:9
Be not carried away by various and foreign doctrines. For it is good that the heart be established with grace, not with foods by which those who walked were not benefited.
James 3:5-8
So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.
2 Peter 2:18
For, uttering swollen things of vanity, they entice (to sensuality by lusts of flesh) those who actually escaped from those who live in error,