Mark 7:19 - Revised Version 1885 because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Since it does not reach and enter his heart but [only his] digestive tract, and so passes on [into the place designed to receive waste]? Thus He was making and declaring all foods [ceremonially] clean [that is, abolishing the ceremonial distinctions of the Levitical Law]. American Standard Version (1901) because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. Common English Bible That’s because it doesn’t enter into the heart but into the stomach, and it goes out into the sewer.” By saying this, Jesus declared that no food could contaminate a person in God’s sight. Catholic Public Domain Version For it does not enter into his heart, but into the gut, and it exits into the sewer, purging all foods." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats? |