Mark 7:19 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 7:19

17 ^aWhen He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

18 So He said to them, ^a“Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

19 because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated,¹ thus purifying all foods?”

20 And He said, ^a“What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.

21 ^aFor from within, out of the heart of men, ^bproceed evil thoughts, ^cadulteries, ^dfornications, murders,

22 thefts, ^acovetousness, wickedness, ^bdeceit, ^clewdness, an evil eye, ^dblasphemy, ^epride, foolishness.

23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

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24 ^aFrom there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be ^bhidden.

25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and ^afell at His feet.

Verse Comparison: Mark 7:19

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American Standard Version
because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? `This he said', making all meats clean.

Amplified® Bible
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].

Contemporary English Version
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 English Version
because it does not enter into his heart but into his belly, and goes out into the draught, purging all meats?

Good News Bible
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.)

International Standard Version
For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and is expelled as waste." (Thus he declared all foods clean.)

King James Version
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

New American Standard Bible
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated? ({Thus He} declared all foods clean.)"

New International Version
For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body."

New King James Version
because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and becomes eliminated?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.)

Young's Literal Translation
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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