Berean Standard Bible
“A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.””
The Pharisees have criticized the disciples for not washing their hands before eating according to the tradition of the elders. Jesus turns the question to what really defiles a person.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
World English Bible (WEB)
That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
King James Version (KJV)
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
not that which is coming into the mouth does defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defiles the man.'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No lo que entra en la boca contamina al hombre; mas lo que sale de la boca, esto contamina al hombre.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Lo que daña el alma no es lo que entra por la boca, sino los pensamientos malos y las palabras con que estos se expresan.
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