Matthew 15:11 meaning and explanation
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Matthew 15:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus has just been challenged by Pharisees from Jerusalem about washing hands before meals, a custom of the elders rather than a command of Moses. Turning from them to the crowd, he states a principle: defilement is not a matter of what goes into the mouth but of what comes out.
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