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Matthew 15:11 KJV
Matthew · chapter 15 · verse 11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.Matthew 15:11 · King James Version
Matthew 15:11 in context
9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
13But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.
Commentary
Cross references
- Mark 7:15
- Matthew 15:18-20
- James 3:5-8
- 1 Timothy 4:4-5
- Matthew 12:34-37
- Romans 14:17
- Acts 10:14-15
- Luke 11:38-41
Key words (Strong's)
- defilethkoinoōto make common, to make unclean, render unhallowed, defile, profane, to declare or count…G2840 →
- comethekporeuomaito go forth, go out, depart, metaph., to come forth, to issue, to proceed, of feelings…G1607 →
- goetheiserchomaito go out or come in to enter, of men or animals, as into a house or a city, of Satan…G1525 →
- mouthstomathe mouth, as part of the body of man, of animals, of fish, etc., since thoughts of a man…G4750 →
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Christ having proved that the disciples, in eating with unwashen hands, were not to be blamed, as transgressing the traditions and injunctions of the elders, comes here to show that they were not to be blamed, as having done any thing that was in itself evil.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-20