“Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
Mark 7:15 (BSB)
Context Reading
13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.” 14Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: 15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” 17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.