Matthew 15:17
Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Cor 6:13 : 13 Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:
- Col 2:21-22 : 21 Which say there may be no touching, tasting, or taking in your hands, 22 (Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?
- Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
- 2 Kgs 10:27 : 27 The altar of Baal was pulled down and the house of Baal was broken up and made an unclean place, as it is to this day.
- Matt 7:19-20 : 19 Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire. 20 So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.
- Luke 6:45 : 45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
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- Mark 7:14-207 verses87%
14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:
15 There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.
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17 And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,
19 Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.
20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.
- Matt 15:10-123 verses85%
10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
12 Then the disciples came and said to him, Did you see that the Pharisees were troubled when these words came to their ears?
- Matt 15:18-203 verses83%
18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:
20 These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.
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16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?
- Mark 8:17-182 verses73%
17 And Jesus, hearing it, said to them, Why are you reasoning among yourselves because you have no bread? do you still not see, and is it still not clear to you? are your hearts so hard?
18 Having eyes, do you not see? and having ears, have you no hearing? and have you no memory?
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23 All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.
- Matt 16:11-122 verses72%
11 How is it that you do not see that I was not talking to you about bread, but about keeping away from the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?
12 Then they saw that it was not the leaven of bread which he had in mind, but the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Luke 11:39-413 verses71%
39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
40 O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?
41 But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.
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21 And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?
- Prov 23:7-82 verses70%
7 For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
8 The food which you have taken will come up again, and your pleasing words will be wasted.
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2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.
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32 But he said to them, I have food of which you have no knowledge.
33 So the disciples said one to another, Did anyone give him food?
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6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.
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20 Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
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8 And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you:
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26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
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53 Then Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, If you do not take the flesh of the Son of man for food, and if you do not take his blood for drink, you have no life in you.
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61 When Jesus became conscious that his disciples were protesting about what he said, he said to them, Does this give you trouble?
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45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
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34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
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9 Do you still not see, or keep in mind the five cakes of bread of the five thousand, and the number of baskets you took up?
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8 For all the tables are covered with coughed-up food, so that there is not a clean place.
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25 Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;
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5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?
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13 And he said to them, If you are not clear about this story, how will you be clear about the others?
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14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:
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15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
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51 Are all these things now clear to you? They say to him, Yes.
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15 He takes down wealth as food, and sends it up again; it is forced out of his stomach by God.
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8 But I said, No, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has ever come into my mouth.
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14 The heart of the man of good sense goes in search of knowledge, but foolish things are the food of the unwise.
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10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
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13 Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body: