Matthew 15:15-20

J.B. Phillips New Testament

¹⁵ “Explain this parable to us,” broke in Peter.

¹⁶ “Are you still unable to grasp things like that?” replied Jesus.

^17-20 “Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and then out of the body altogether? But the things that come out of a man’s mouth come from his heart and mind, and it is they that really make a man unclean. For it is from a man’s mind that evil thoughts arise—murder, adultery, lust, theft, perjury and blasphemy. These are the things which make a man unclean, not eating without washing his hands properly!”