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18 But the things proceeding out of the mouth come out of the heart. And those things defile the person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts[a], murders, adulteries, sexual-immoralities, thefts, false-testimonies[b], blasphemies. 20 These are the things defiling the person. But the eating with unwashed hands does not defile the person”.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:19 Or, reasonings.
  2. Matthew 15:19 Or, perjuries, if in a courtroom setting.

18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart,(A) and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(B) 20 These are what defile a person;(C) but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

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