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Berean Standard Bible

“These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.””

Matthew 15:20

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Jesus has just told the crowd that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, and the disciples later ask him to explain. He then lists what comes out of the heart.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

World English Bible (WEB)

These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”

King James Version (KJV)

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

American Standard Version (ASV)

these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands does not defile the man.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Estas cosas son las que contaminan al hombre: que comer con las manos por lavar no contamina al hombre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esto es lo que de veras corrompe. Pero uno no se corrompe por comer sin lavarse primero las manos.

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