to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular neuter
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
the mouth
στόμαstoma
G4750
the mouth (as if a gash in the face) · noun — accusative singular neuter
defileth
κοινοῖkoinoi
G2840
to make (or consider) profane (ceremonially) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
a man
ἄνθρωπον,anthrōpon
G444
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — accusative singular masculine
but
ἀλλὰalla
G235
properly · conjunction
that which cometh out
ἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenon
G1607
to depart · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative singular neuter
of
ἐκek
G1537
literal or figurative · preposition
the mouth
στόματος,stomatos
G4750
the mouth (as if a gash in the face) · noun — genitive singular neuter
this
τοῦτοtoûto
G5124
that thing
defileth
κοινοῖkoinoi
G2840
to make (or consider) profane (ceremonially) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
a man
ἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōpon
G444
from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — accusative singular masculine
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Cross-references
Mark 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile…
Matthew 15:18-20 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
James 3:5-8 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Matthew 12:34-37 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Acts 10:14-15 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Psalms 12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:10-20
Christ having proved that the disciples, in eating with unwashen hands, were not to be blamed, as transgressing the traditions and injunctions of the elders, comes here to show that they were not to be blamed, as having done any thing that was in itself evil. In the former part of his discourse he overturned the authority of the law, and in this the reason of it. Observe,
I. The solemn introduction to this discourse (Mat 15:10); He called the multitude. They were withdrawn while Christ discoursed with the scribes and Pharisees; probably those proud men ordered them to withdraw, as not willing to talk with Christ in their hearing; Christ must favour them at their pleasure with a discourse in…
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man--This is expressed even more emphatically in Mark (Mar 7:15-16), and it is there added, "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear." As in Mat 13:9, this so oft-repeated saying seems designed to call attention to the fundamental and universal character of the truth it refers to.
John Gill on Matthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man,.... No sorts of meats, or drinks, or whatever is proper food for men, or manner of eating and drinking them, when moderately used, defile a man, or render him loathsome and odious in the sight God. This is directly opposite to the notions of the Jews, who say (d), that
"forbidden meats are unclean themselves, "and defile both body and soul".''
The first food of man was herbs; after the flood he had an allowance of the flesh of beasts, without distinction; under the Levitical dispensation, a difference of meats was enjoined to be observed; the laws respecting that distinction are now abolished, and not binding on us under the Gospel di…
But if any one's faith be so strong that he understands that God's creature can in no way be defiled, let him eat what he will, after the food has been hallowed by the word of God and of prayer; yet so that this his liberty be not made an offence to the weak, as the Apostle speaks.
Meantime they huff in our teeth the fact that Isaiah withal has authoritatively declared, "Not such a fast hath the Lord elected," that is, not abstinence from food, but the works of righteousness, which he there appends: and that the Lord Himself in the Gospel has given a compendious answer to every kind of scrupulousness in regard to food; "that not by such things as are introduced into the mouth is a man defiled, but by such as are produced out of the mouth; " while Himself withal was wont to eat and drink till He made Himself noted thus; "Behold, a gormandizer and a drinker: " (finally), that so, too, does the apostle teach that "food commendeth us not to God; since we neither abound if we eat, nor lack if we eat not.
The Lord wanted to show up the uncalledfor offense taken by the scribes and the Pharisees about unwashed hands. So he beckoned the crowd to him and said, "What goes into the mouth does not defile a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, that defiles a man." He explained that a man is defiled not from the food that enters his mouth but from the perverse thoughts of his mind, which proceed from his heart. For the food we receive for eating was created and blessed by God to sustain human life. So, it cannot defile a man. Indeed, wicked and perverse thoughts that proceed from the heart, as the Lord himself noted—"murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, blasphemy," the author of which is the devil—these are the things that really defile a man.
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Dictionary and topics
Zabulon — (Matt. 4:13, 15; Rev. 7:8). See ZEBULUN.
Defilement · Illustrative: Of sin — Illustrative: Of sin
Ecclesiasticism · Traditional rules of the Jewish — Traditional rules of the Jewish
Offence · The wicked take, at: The necessity of inward purity — The wicked take, at: The necessity of inward purity
Parables · Parables of christ: Meats defiling not — Parables of christ: Meats defiling not
Teachers · .Admonition against — .Admonition against
Tradition · Not authoritative — Not authoritative
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Matthew 15:10-20
Matthew 15:10-20
Mark 7:14-23
Luke 6:39
10. And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them, Hear and understand. 11. What entereth into the mouth polluteth not the man, but what goes out of the mouth polluteth the man. 12. Then his disciples approaching said to him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended when they heard that saying? 13. But he answering, said, Every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. 14. Let them alone: they are blind leaders of the blind. And if a blind man shall lead a blind man, both will fall into the ditch. 15. And Peter answering said to him, Explain to us that parable. 16. And Jesus said, Are you a…
what goes into your mouth: Jesus was speaking here either of foods that were not permitted (e.g., pork or shellfish) or of food contaminated by unclean hands (15:20). • That which defiles makes a person unfit for communion with God. Jesus pressed the matter beyond ceremonial purity to true inner purity (see 15:18-19; 23:25-26; Acts 10:1-48; Rom 14:14). • One’s words are a measure of one’s character (see Matt 15:18-20; Jas 3:1-12).
