Mark 7:17-23

¹⁷And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable. ¹⁸And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him, ¹⁹because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared all foods clean.) ²⁰And He was saying, “That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person. ²¹For from within, out of the hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery, ²²deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. ²³All these evil things come from within and defile the person.”