Matthew 15:10-20
Legacy Standard Bible
10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand. 11 (A)It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
12 Then the disciples *came and *said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were [a]offended when they heard this statement?” 13 But He answered and said, “(B)Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. 14 Let them alone; (C)they are blind guides [b]of the blind. And (D)if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
The Heart of Man
15 Now Peter answered and said to Him, “(E)Explain the parable to us.” 16 And [c]Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also? 17 Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and goes into the sewer? 18 But (F)the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. 19 (G)For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false witness, slanders. 20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
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- Matthew 15:12 Lit caused to stumble
- Matthew 15:14 Some mss omit of the blind
- Matthew 15:16 Lit He
Matthew 15:10-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Things That Defile
10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”(A) 12 Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” 13 He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.(B) 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind.[a] And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”(C) 15 But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”(D) 16 Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding?(E) 17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and goes out into the sewer? 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.(F) 19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(G) 20 These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.”
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- 15.14 Other ancient authorities lack of the blind
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