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Berean Standard Bible

““Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?”

Matthew 15:17

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Jesus has taught the crowd that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, but what comes out. Peter asks for an explanation, and Jesus is surprised that the disciples are still slow to understand.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

World English Bible (WEB)

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

King James Version (KJV)

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Do you not understand that all that is going into the mouth does pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿No entendéis aún, que todo lo que entra en la boca, va al vientre, y es echado en la letrina?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cualquier cosa que uno come pasa a través del aparato digestivo y se expulsa;

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