Mark 7:20 meaning and explanation

He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

Mark 7:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to His disciples in a house after the crowd has gone, continuing the teaching He began in verse 15. The Pharisees had accused His disciples of defilement for eating with unwashed hands, and Jesus turns the whole idea around.

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