Matthew 15:10-20 - Defilement From Within
10 And calling the multitude, he said to them, Hear, and understand. 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12 Then come the disciples, and say to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees were offended, when they heard that saying?
13 But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a ditch.
15 And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us that dark saying.
16 And he said, Are ye too still without discernment? 17 Do ye not understand, that whatever entereth the mouth goeth into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain? 18 But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands defileth not a man.
14 And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand. 15 Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man. 16 (...)
17 And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18 And he saith to them, Are ye too so without discernment? Do ye not understand that whatever thing from without entereth into a man, cannot defile him? 19 because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food. 20 And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications, 22 thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.