Mark 7:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Food does not go into a person’s mind. It goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” (When Jesus said this, he meant there is no food that is wrong for people to eat.)

Cross References

Matthew 15:17

Surely you know that all the food that enters the mouth goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.

1 Corinthians 6:13

Someone else says, “Food is for the stomach, and the stomach for food.” Yes, and God will destroy them both. But the body is not for sexual sin. The body is for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.

Acts 11:9

“But the voice from heaven answered again, ‘God has made these things pure. Don’t say they are unfit to eat!’

Acts 10:15

But the voice said to him again, “God has made these things pure. Don’t say they are unfit to eat.”

Luke 11:41

So pay attention to what is inside. Give to the people who need help. Then you will be fully clean.

Colossians 2:16

So don’t let anyone make rules for you about eating and drinking or about Jewish customs (festivals, New Moon celebrations, or Sabbath days).

Mark 7:18

He said, “Do you still have trouble understanding? Surely you know that nothing that enters the mouth from the outside can make people unacceptable to God.