Matthew 15:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?”
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““Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Perceive ye not, that whatsoever goeth into the mouth passeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“do ye not understand that all that is going into the mouth doth pass into the belly, and into the drain is cast forth?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 15:17 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 10:27They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.
- Matthew 7:19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
- Luke 6:45The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- 1 Corinthians 6:13“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
- Colossians 2:21“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
- James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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