Read Full ChapterNothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.
World English Bible (WEB)
There is{G2076}{(G5748)} nothing{G3762} from without{G1855} a man{G444}, that{G3739} entering{G1531}{(G5740)} into{G1519} him{G846} can{G1410}{(G5736)} defile{G2840}{(G5658)} him{G846}: but{G235} the things which come{G1607}{(G5740)} out of{G575} him{G846}, those{G1565} are they{G2076}{(G5748)} that defile{G2840}{(G5723)} the man{G444}.
Strong's King James
(15) Nothing is outside the man going into him can defile him but that which proceeds out of the man is what defiles the man.
The F.O.G
[15] Nothing entering a person from the outside can make them spiritually unclean. It's what flows out from within – from the heart – that truly corrupts.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.
Young's Literal Translation
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