18 But (A)those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 (B)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. 20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

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18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20 These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:20 tn Grk “but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”