VERSE STUDY • KJV

Matthew 15:17

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

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Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly, and then out of the body?

Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught ?

do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?

14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.

16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

20 These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

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HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION

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