Matthew 15:18 meaning and explanation
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
Matthew 15:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is speaking to Peter and the other disciples, privately explaining the parable he had just given the crowd. The Pharisees had challenged him about handwashing customs, and he answered that defilement is not a matter of what enters the body but of what comes out.
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