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10 And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:
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Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."
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What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
12 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?"
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Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
13 He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
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He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
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Leave them; they are blind guides.If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
15 But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us."
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Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
16 And he said, "Are you also still without understanding?
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“Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them.
17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?
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“Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
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But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
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For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
20 These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone."
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These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
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