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There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
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Heart Over Hands
Jesus makes a revolutionary statement, shifting the focus from external rituals to internal reality. Commentators explain that things like food or eating with unwashed hands cannot morally defile a person before God. True defilement isn't about what goes into the body, but what originates from within a person's heart and will.
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After speaking directly to the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, Jesus called the crowd around him because he wanted them to hear the crux of …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There is nothing from without a man As any sort of food and drink, whether it be received, with, or without washing …
Presbyterian
Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corr…
