Mark 7:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.’

Cross References

Proverbs 4:23

Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience  are defiled.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited.

Hebrews 9:10

They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.

Matthew 12:34

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow   of the heart.

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking,  but righteousness, peace, and joy  in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 10:25

Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, without raising questions for the sake of conscience,

Acts 10:28

Peter said to them, ‘You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner,  but God has shown me that I must not call any person impure or unclean.

Matthew 15:16

‘Do you still lack understanding? ’ he  asked.

Mark 7:14

Summoning  the crowd again, he told them, ‘Listen to me, all of you, and understand: