Mark 7:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The food that you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.”

Cross References

Proverbs 4:23

Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.

Matthew 12:34

You are evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts.

Matthew 15:16

Jesus then said: Don't any of you know what I am talking about by now?

Mark 7:14

Jesus called the crowd together again and said, “Pay attention and try to understand what I mean.

Acts 10:28

and Peter said to them, “You know that we Jews are not allowed to have anything to do with other people. But God has shown me that he doesn't think anyone is unclean or unfit.

Romans 14:17

God's kingdom isn't about eating and drinking. It is about pleasing God, about living in peace, and about true happiness. All this comes from the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 10:25

However, when you buy meat in the market, go ahead and eat it. Keep your conscience clear by not asking where the meat came from.

Titus 1:15

Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed.

Hebrews 13:9

Don't be fooled by any kind of strange teachings. It is better to receive strength from God's undeserved kindness than to depend on certain foods. After all, these foods don't really help the people who eat them.

Hebrews 9:10

These rules are merely about such things as eating and drinking and ceremonies for washing ourselves. And rules about physical things will last only until the time comes to change them for something better.