Out of the mouth (εκ του στοματος). Spoken words come out of the heart and so are a true index of character. By "heart" (καρδιας) …

Christ proceeds to state what does defile the man, or make him a sinner:

1. Evil thoughts. These are the first thing…

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 under…

Remigius of Auxerre: The Lord was accustomed to speaking in parables, so when Peter heard, That which entereth into the mo…

But those things which proceed out of the mouth
Meaning not material things, as spittle, vomit but, as it follows, w…

Christ shows that the defilement they should fear was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which sho…

Above, the Lord showed the power of His teaching under figures; now He shows its sufficiency. This is shown in two ways. Firstly, He shows that He …