Verse Comparison: Matthew 15:11
American Standard Version
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Amplified® Bible
It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean {and} defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean {and} defiles [him].
Contemporary English Version
The food that you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean."
Darby English Version
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Good News Bible
It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean."
International Standard Version
It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."
King James Version
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
New American Standard Bible
"{It is} not what enters into the mouth {that} defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
New International Version
What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "
New King James Version
Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"We do not consider what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Young's Literal Translation
not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
