^11 (A)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

¹⁵ But Peter said to him, ^(A)“Explain the parable to us.” ¹⁶ And he said, ^(B)“Are you also still without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not see that ^(C)whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?^{[a] 18} But ^(D)what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come ^(E)evil thoughts, ^(F)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, ^(G)slander. ^20 (H)These are what defile a person. But ^(I)to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”