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Matthew 15:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.


Matthew 15:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 15:1119 words
GreekMeaning
οὐou
NotadverbG3756
τὸto
whatarticleG3588
εἰσερχόμενονeiserchomenon
is enteringverbG1525
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
στόμαstoma
mouthnounG4750
κοινοῖkoinoi
defilesverbG2840
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
mannounG444
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
τὸto
thatarticleG3588
ἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenon
going forthverbG1607
ἐκek
out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
στόματοςstomatos
mouthnounG4750
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
κοινοῖkoinoi
defilesverbG2840
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
mannounG444
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Thomas MuellerNote2mo ago
What Really Defiles
What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them. Jesus is directly contradicting the purity laws that structured Jewish religious life...
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