Matthew 15:11

BIBLE IN TEN · Dec 20, 2025 · 7m

Saturday, 20 December 2025 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” Matthew 15:11 “Not the ‘entering into the mouth’ it profanes the man, but the ‘proceeding from the mouth,’ this, it profanes the man” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus called for the attention of the crowd to “Hear and understand.” He now explains to them, “Not the ‘entering into the mouth’ it profanes the man.” This is based on the shocked attitude of the scribes and Pharisees as the chapter opened – “Then they came to Jesus from Jerusalem, scribes and Pharisees…