Mateo 15:20

20 Esas cosas son las que los contaminan. Comer sin lavarse las manos nunca los contaminará.

Mateo 15:20 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:20

These are the things which defile a man
These are filthy in themselves, and must pollute all in whom they are; they bring a defilement on the whole man, both body and soul, fasten guilt upon him, and expose him to everlasting punishment:

but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man:
should a man neglect to wash his bands before eating a common meal, this need give him no uneasiness; he contracts no filth to his soul hereby, nor any guilt to his conscience; nor does he break any law of God; nor is he liable to any penalty for such an omission. This is a trifling matter, and merits no regard; but the things before mentioned are in their nature evil: they are contrary to the law of God; they are abominable in his sight; they render men loathsome and odious to the divine being; and expose them to shame and ruin; and it is only the blood of Christ can cleanse them from the pollution and guilt of them, and secure them from that punishment they deserve.

Mateo 15:20 In-Context

18 pero las palabras que ustedes dicen provienen del corazón; eso es lo que los contamina.

19 Pues del corazón salen los malos pensamientos, el asesinato, el adulterio, toda inmoralidad sexual, el robo, la mentira y la calumnia.

20 Esas cosas son las que los contaminan. Comer sin lavarse las manos nunca los contaminará.

21 La fe de una mujer gentil
Luego Jesús salió de Galilea y se dirigió al norte, a la región de Tiro y Sidón.

22 Una mujer de los gentiles,
que vivía allí, se le acercó y le rogó: «¡Ten misericordia de mí, oh Señor, Hijo de David! Pues mi hija está poseída por un demonio que la atormenta terriblemente».