Mark 7:15

13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”

14 Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:

Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”

17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
KJV
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
WEB
There is nothing from outside of the man that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
ASV
there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
DARBY
There is nothing from outside a man entering into him which can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which defile the man.
BLB
There is nothing from outside the man entering into him that is able to defile him; but the things proceeding out of the man are the things defiling the man.”
ÅB
Det er intet utenfor mennesket som kan gjøre ham uren når det kommer inn i ham; men det som går ut av mennesket, det er det som gjør mennesket urent.
OTB
Ingenting utenfor et menneske kan gjøre det urent ved å komme inn i det. Snarere er det det som kommer ut fra et menneske som gjør det urent.”
B1930
Det er intet utenfor mennesket som kan gjøre ham uren når det kommer inn i ham; men det som går ut av mennesket, det er det som gjør mennesket urent.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Proverbs 4:23

    Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

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  • Titus 1:15

    To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.

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  • Leviticus 11:42–47

    Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

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  • Hebrews 13:9

    Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.

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  • Matthew 12:34

    You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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  • Romans 14:17

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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  • Hebrews 9:10

    They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.

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  • Mark 7:18–23

    “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

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