Parallel Verses
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 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."
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.
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."
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 Then he called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. 11 What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person." 12 Then the disciples came to him and said, "Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?"
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Acts 10:14-15
But Peter said, "Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!"
Mark 7:15
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."
Psalm 10:7
His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
Psalm 12:2
People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psalm 52:2-4
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.
Psalm 58:3-4
The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.
Isaiah 37:23
Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
Isaiah 59:3-5
For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.
Isaiah 59:13-15
We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds.
Jeremiah 9:3-6
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.
Matthew 12:34-37
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
Matthew 15:18-20
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person.
Luke 11:38-41
The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.
Acts 11:8-9
But I said, 'Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!'
Romans 3:13-14
"Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips."
Romans 14:14
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.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans 14:20
Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.
1 Timothy 4:4-5
For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
Titus 1:15
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.
Hebrews 13:9
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.
James 3:5-8
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.
2 Peter 2:18
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.