Matthew 15:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹¹ it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean and defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean and defiles [him].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

Common English Bible

¹¹ It’s not what goes into the mouth that contaminates a person in God’s sight. It’s what comes out of the mouth that contaminates the person.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Matthew 15:11 Cross References

Psalm 10:7

Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.

Psalm 12:2

They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a deceitful heart they speak.

Isaiah 37:23

“Whom have you mocked and reviled? Against whom have you raised your voice and haughtily lifted your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!

Matthew 15:10

Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand:

Matthew 15:12

Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?”

Mark 7:15

there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.”

Romans 14:14

I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who considers it unclean.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:20

Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong to make someone stumble by what you eat;

1 Timothy 4:3

They forbid marriage and abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

Titus 1:15

To the pure all things are pure, but to the corrupt and unbelieving nothing is pure; their very minds and consciences are corrupted.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food, which have not benefited those who observe them.

2 Peter 2:18

For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with debased desires of the flesh they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.