13 thus (A)making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

What Defiles a Person

14 And he called the people to him again and said to them, (B)“Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15 (C)There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:15 Some manuscripts add verse 16: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear

13 Thus you nullify the word of God(A) by your tradition(B) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”

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