Add parallel Print Page Options

14 And He called the people to [Him] again and said to them, Listen to Me, all of you, and understand [what I say].

15 There is not [even] one thing outside a man which by going into him can pollute and defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him and make him unhallowed and unclean.

16 [a]If any man has ears to hear, let him be listening [and let him [b]perceive and comprehend by hearing].

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:16 Many manuscripts do not contain this verse.
  2. Mark 7:16 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” [16] [a]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.