¹⁷ “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,^(A) but of righteousness, peace^(B) and joy in the Holy Spirit,^(C)

²² These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish^(A) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.^(B)