11What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "


In Context

8 " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.' "

10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand.

11 What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "

12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"

13 He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.

Matthew 15:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:11Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:11Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:11Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:11That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:11not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:11Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.