Matthew 15:11

Easy To Read Version

It is not the things a person puts in his mouth that make him wrong. {\cf2\super [206]} It is the things a person says with his mouth that make him wrong.”

Cross References

Psalm 10:7

Those people are always cursing.\par They are always saying bad things about other people.\par They are always planning evil things to do.\par

Psalm 12:2

People tell lies to their neighbors.\par Each and every person flatters {\cf2\super [68]} his\par neighbors with lies.\par

Isaiah 37:23

But who did you insult and make fun of?\par Who did you speak against?\par You were against the Holy One of Israel!\par You acted like you were better than him!\par

Matthew 15:10

Jesus called the people to him. Jesus said, “Listen and understand what I am saying.

Matthew 15:12

Then the followers came to Jesus and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees {\cf2\super [207]} are angry because of what you said?”

Mark 7:15

There is nothing a person puts into his body that makes him wrong. {\cf2\super [86]} A person is made wrong by the things that come from him.”

Romans 14:14

I am in the Lord Jesus. And I know that there is no food that is wrong to eat. But if a person believes that something is wrong, then that thing is wrong for him.

Romans 14:17

In the kingdom of God, eating and drinking are not important. In the kingdom of God, the important things are these: living right with God, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [143]}

Romans 14:20

Don’t let the eating of food destroy the work of God. All food is right to eat. But it is wrong for a person to eat something that makes another person fall into sin.

1 Timothy 4:3

Those bad people say that it is wrong to marry. And they say that there are some foods that people must not eat. But God made those foods. And the people who believe and who know the truth can eat those foods with thanks.

Titus 1:15

To people that are pure, all things are pure. But to people who are full of sin and don’t believe, nothing is pure. Really, those people’s thinking has become evil and their knowledge of what is right has been ruined.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace (kindness), not by obeying rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help people.

2 Peter 2:18

Those false teachers boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap \{of sin\}. They lead away people who are just beginning to come away from other people who live wrong. Those false teachers do this by using the evil things people want to do in their sinful selves.