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…

And pollute the man. Instead of the verb pollute, the Greek term is κοινοῖ, make common; as Mark, a little before ([Refe…

These are the things which defile a man
These are filthy in themselves, and must pollute all in whom they are; they …

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 …