All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”
There is nothing from outside a man that by entering him can defile him. But the things which come out of the man are what defile him.
He said to them, “Are you so without understanding also? Do you not know that anything from the outside that enters a man cannot defile him,
And He said, “What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.
theft, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, an envious eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. He entered a house and would have no one know it. Yet He could not be hidden.
If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy. And you are His temple.
To the pure, all things are pure. But to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Even their minds and consciences are defiled.
Likewise, these ungodly dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander celestial beings.
