Matthew 15:10-20

New Matthew Bible

¹⁰ And he called the people to him and said to them, Hear and understand: ¹¹ that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man, but that which comes out of the mouth defiles a man.

¹² Then his disciples came and said to him, Do you perceive how the Pharisees are offended in hearing this saying? ¹³ He answered and said, All plants that my heavenly Father has not planted shall be plucked up by the roots. ¹⁴ Let them alone. They are the blind leaders of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.

¹⁵ Then Peter answered and said to him, Explain the parable to us. ¹⁶ Jesus said, Are you still without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not see that whatever goes in at the mouth descends down into the stomach, and is cast out into the drain? ¹⁸ But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the person. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, bearing of false witness, slander. ²⁰ These are the things that defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.