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15 There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man. 16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”[a]

17 When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.

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  1. 7:16 NU omits verse 16.

15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] [a]

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him(A) about this parable.

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  1. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.