¹⁸ But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,^(A) and these defile them.

¹⁴ “Surely not, Lord!”^(A) Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”^(B)

¹⁵ The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”^(C)

³ They forbid people to marry^(A) and order them to abstain from certain foods,^(B) which God created^(C) to be received with thanksgiving^(D) by those who believe and who know the truth.