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Mark 7:19
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KJ21
because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly and goeth out into the drain, thereby purging all meats?”
ASV
because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.
AMP
since it does not enter his heart, but [only] his stomach, and [from there it] is eliminated?” (By this, He declared all foods ceremonially clean.)
AMPC
Since it does not reach and enter his heart but [only his] digestive tract, and so passes on [into the place designed to receive waste]? Thus He was making and declaring all foods [ceremonially] clean [that is, abolishing the ceremonial distinctions of the Levitical Law].
BRG
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
CSB
For it doesn’t go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated” (thus he declared all foods clean).
CSBA
For it doesn’t go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated’ (thus he declared all foods clean).
CEB
That’s because it doesn’t enter into the heart but into the stomach, and it goes out into the sewer.” By saying this, Jesus declared that no food could contaminate a person in God’s sight.
CJB
For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and it passes out into the latrine.” (Thus he declared all foods ritually clean.)
CEV
It doesn't go into your heart, but into your stomach, and then out of your body.” By saying this, Jesus meant that all foods were fit to eat.
DARBY
because it does not enter into his heart but into his belly, and goes out into the draught, purging all meats?
DLNT
because it does not proceed into his heart, but into his stomach, and it proceeds out into the latrine?” (He was making all foods clean.)
DRA
Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?
ERV
Food does not go into a person’s mind. It goes into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” (When Jesus said this, he meant there is no food that is wrong for people to eat.)
EASY
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.
EHV
For it does not enter his heart but goes into his stomach and goes out of him into the latrine—in this way all foods are purified.”
ESV
since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
ESVUK
since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
EXB
[Because] It does not go into the ·mind [heart], but into the stomach. Then it goes ·out of the body [L into the sewer/latrine].” ·(When Jesus said this, he meant that no longer was any food unclean for people to eat.) [or, (In this way, Jesus cleansed all food.)]
GNV
Because it entered not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught which is the purging of all meats?
GW
It doesn’t go into his thoughts but into his stomach and then into a toilet.” (By saying this, Jesus declared all foods acceptable.)
GNT
because it does not go into your heart but into your stomach and then goes on out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared that all foods are fit to be eaten.)
HCSB
For it doesn’t go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated.” (As a result, He made all foods clean.)
ICB
Food does not go into a person’s mind. Food goes into his stomach. Then that food goes out of his body.” (When Jesus said this, he meant that there is no food that is unclean for people to eat.)
ISV
Because it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then into the sewer, thereby expelling all foods.”
PHILLIPS
“Oh, are you as dull as they are?” he said. “Can’t you see that anything that goes into a man from outside cannot make him ‘common’ or unclean? You see, it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes out of the body altogether, so that all food is clean enough. But,” he went on, “whatever comes out of a man, that is what makes a man ‘common’ or unclean. For it is from inside, from men’s hearts and minds, that evil thoughts arise—lust, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, arrogance and folly! All these evil things come from inside a man and make him unclean!”
JUB
Because it enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and the man goes out to the privy and purges all foods.
KJV
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
AKJV
because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
LSB
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and goes to the sewer?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.)
LEB
For it does not enter into his heart but into his stomach, and goes out into the latrine”—thus declaring all foods clean.
TLB
For food doesn’t come in contact with your heart, but only passes through the digestive system.” (By saying this he showed that every kind of food is kosher.)
MSG
Jesus said, “Are you being willfully stupid? Don’t you see that what you swallow can’t contaminate you? It doesn’t enter your heart but your stomach, works its way through the intestines, and is finally flushed.” (That took care of dietary quibbling; Jesus was saying that all foods are fit to eat.)
MEV
because it does not enter his heart, but into his stomach, and goes out into the sewer, thus purifying all foods?”
MOUNCE
because it does not enter his · heart, but his stomach, and goes out into the latrine?” (Thus he declared all · foods clean.)
NOG
It doesn’t go into his thoughts but into his stomach and then into a toilet.” (By saying this, Yeshua declared all foods acceptable.)
NABRE
since it enters not the heart but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
NASB
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared all foods clean.)
NASB1995
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.)
NCB
since it enters not into the heart but into the stomach and is discharged into the sewer?” Thus, he pronounced all foods clean.
NCV
It does not go into the mind, but into the stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” (When Jesus said this, he meant that no longer was any food unclean for people to eat.)
NET
For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.” (This means all foods are clean.)
NIRV
It doesn’t go into their heart. It goes into their stomach. Then it goes out of the body.” In saying this, Jesus was calling all foods “clean.”
NIV
For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
NIVUK
For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.’ (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
NKJV
because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?”
NLV
It does not go into his heart, but into his stomach and then on out of his body.” In this way, He was saying that all food is clean.
NLT
Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)
NMB
because it enters not into his heart, but into the stomach, and goes out into the drain that carries away all foods?
NRSVA
since it enters, not the heart but the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?’ (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
NRSVACE
since it enters, not the heart but the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?’ (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
NRSVCE
since it enters, not the heart but the stomach, and goes out into the sewer?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
NRSVUE
since it enters not the heart but the stomach and goes out into the sewer?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
NTFE
It doesn’t go into the heart; it only goes into the stomach, and then carries on, out down the drain.” (Result: all foods are clean.)
OJB
Because it does not enter into his lev, but into his stomach and goes out into the latrine, making all the okhel tohar [T.N. See Ro 14:14-23].
RGT
“because it did not enter into his heart, but into the belly. And it goes out into the draught, which is the purging of all food?”
RSV
since it enters, not his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
RSVCE
since it enters, not his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)
TLV
For it does not enter into the heart but into the stomach, and then goes out into the sewer, cleansing all foods.”
VOICE
because it doesn’t go into their hearts. Outside things go through their guts and back out, thus making all foods pure.
WEB
because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”
WE
It does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and then it goes out of the body.' By saying this, Jesus meant that food does not make a person dirty.
WYC
for it hath not entered into his heart, but into the womb, and beneath it goeth out, purging all meats.
YLT
because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'
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