11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)[a] 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus (A)making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

What Defiles a Person

14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, (B)“Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 (C)There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:11 Or an offering
  2. Mark 7:15 Some manuscripts add verse 16: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear

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