Mark 7:17-19

EasyEnglish Bible

Jesus explains to his disciples what he had taught

¹⁷ Jesus left the crowd of people and he went into a house. Then his disciples asked him to explain what he had taught.

¹⁸ Jesus said, ‘I am surprised that you too do not understand what I am saying. You should understand that food will not make people unclean. Food goes into people's bodies from outside. ¹⁹ But food does not go into people's minds. It goes into their stomachs and then it passes out of their bodies.’

When Jesus said this, he was teaching that all foods are clean.