Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.” New Living Translation These are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands will never defile you.” English Standard Version These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.” Berean Standard Bible These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” Berean Literal Bible These are the things defiling the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man." King James Bible These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. New King James Version These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” New American Standard Bible These are the things that defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person.” NASB 1995 “These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.” NASB 1977 “These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.” Legacy Standard Bible These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.” Amplified Bible These are the things which defile and dishonor the man; but eating with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not defile the man.” Christian Standard Bible These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.” Holman Christian Standard Bible These are the things that defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” American Standard Version these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man. Contemporary English Version These are what make you unclean. Eating without washing your hands will not make you unfit to worship God. English Revised Version these are the things which defile the man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man. GOD'S WORD® Translation These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating without washing one's hands doesn't make a person unclean." Good News Translation These are the things that make you unclean. But to eat without washing your hands as they say you should--this doesn't make you unclean." International Standard Version These are the things that make a person unclean. But eating with unwashed hands doesn't make a person unclean." Majority Standard Bible These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.? NET Bible These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person." New Heart English Bible These are the things which defile the person; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the person." Webster's Bible Translation These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. Weymouth New Testament These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile." World English Bible These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthese are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.” Berean Literal Bible These are the things defiling the man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man." Young's Literal Translation these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.' Smith's Literal Translation These are the things polluting a man: but to eat with unwashed hands pollutes not a man. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThese are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man. Catholic Public Domain Version These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.” New American Bible These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.” New Revised Standard Version These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt is these that defile man; but if a man should eat when his hands are unwashed, he will not be defiled. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “These things are those that defile a man, but if a man will eat after not washing his hands, he is not defiled.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThese are the things that defile the man. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man. Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament these are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man. Mace New Testament these are the things which defile a man: but to eat without washing one's hands, that does not defile a man. Weymouth New Testament These are the things which defile the man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile." Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context What Defiles a Man…19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. 20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.… Cross References Mark 7:20-23 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. / For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. ... James 3:6-10 The 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. / All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, / but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. ... Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Ephesians 5:3-5 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Colossians 3:5-8 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ... 1 Peter 2:1 Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. Revelation 21:8 But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ... Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Ezekiel 36:25-27 I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. / I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Isaiah 1:16-17 Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” Treasury of Scripture These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands defiles not a man. which. 1 Corinthians 3:16,17 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? … 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,18-20 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, … Ephesians 5:3-6 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; … but. Matthew 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Matthew 23:25,26 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess… Mark 7:3,4 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders… Jump to Previous Defile Defileth Defiling Eat Eating Food Hands Unclean Unwashed UnwashenJump to Next Defile Defileth Defiling Eat Eating Food Hands Unclean Unwashed UnwashenMatthew 15 1. Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees 7. for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10. teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21. He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 29. and other great multitudes; 32. and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men These are what defile a man The phrase "These are what defile a man" refers to the preceding list of sins and moral impurities that Jesus mentions in Matthew 15:19, such as evil thoughts, murder, adultery, and theft. The Greek word for "defile" is "κοινοῦν" (koinoun), which means to make common or unclean. In the Jewish context, defilement was a serious concern, often associated with ritual impurity. Jesus is emphasizing that true defilement is not about external rituals but the internal moral and spiritual state of a person. This teaching challenges the Pharisaic focus on ceremonial cleanliness, redirecting attention to the heart's condition. but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theseταῦτά (tauta) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. are ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. what τὰ (ta) Article - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. defile κοινοῦντα (koinounta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 2840: To make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean. From koinos; to make profane. a τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. man, ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. eating φαγεῖν (phagein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 5315: A primary verb; to eat. with unwashed ἀνίπτοις (aniptois) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 449: Unwashed, ceremonially unclean. Without ablution. hands χερσὶν (chersin) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 5495: A hand. does not defile κοινοῖ (koinoi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2840: To make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean. From koinos; to make profane. [him].” ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. 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