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Matthew 15:10–11

What Defiles a Person

10 And he called the people to him and said to them, qHear and understand: 11 rit is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”

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Matthew 15:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, Listen and understand. 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Matthew 15:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. Listen,” he said, and try to understand. 11 It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, Hear and understand: 11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 After Jesus called the crowd to him, he said, Listen and understand what I am saying. 11 It is not what people put into their mouths that makes them unclean. It is what comes out of their mouths that makes them unclean.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11 Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

Matthew 15:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 And having called to him the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand: 11 Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

Matthew 15:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 Then he called the crowd and said to them, “Listen and try to understand! 11 What goes into a person’s mouth doesn’t make him unclean.It’s what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean.” 

Matthew 15:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 Summoning the crowd, He told them, Listen and understand: 11 It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 Then he called the crowd to him and said to them, Listen and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 And summoning the crowd, he said to them, “Hear and understand: 11 It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”

Matthew 15:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 Jesus called the crowd to him. He said, “Listen and understand. 11 What goes into your mouth does not make you ‘unclean.’ It’s what comes out of your mouth that makes you ‘unclean.’ ”

Matthew 15:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, Hear and understand.

11 It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”


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