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Matthew 15:17 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? "
Matthew 15:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
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Matthew 15:1
"Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,"
Matthew 15:2
"Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread."
Matthew 15:3
"But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?"
Matthew 15:4
"For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death."
Matthew 15:5
"But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;"
Matthew 15:6
"And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition."
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