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Mark 7:17–19

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7:17Now20 when Jesus21 had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable. 7:18He said to them, “Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him? 7:19For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.”22 (This means all foods are clean.)23

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Footnotes

  1. 20 Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  2. 21 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 22 Or “into the latrine.”
  4. 23 This is a parenthetical note by the author.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

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CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he went into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable. He said to them, “Are you also as lacking in understanding? Don’t you realize that nothing going into a person from the outside can defile him? For it doesn’t go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated” (thus he declared all foods clean).

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used. “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)

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LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when he entered into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable. And he said to them, “So are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that everything that is outside that goes into a person is not able to defile him? For it does not enter into his heart but into his stomach, and goes out into the latrine”—thus declaring all foods clean.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

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