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Mark 7:15-19

15 Nothing outside a man can make him ‘unclean’ by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him ‘unclean.’”

17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean’?

19 For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods “clean.”)

Cross References for Mark 7:15-19

Revelation 2:7 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I w... Click to read the verse Revelation 2:7 Click to read the verse Revelation 2:7

Matthew 12:34 - You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the... Click to read the verse Matthew 12:34 Click to read the verse Matthew 12:34

Romans 14:17 - For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and ... Click to read the verse Romans 14:17 Click to read the verse Romans 14:17

1 Timothy 4:3-5 - They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:3-5 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 4:3-5

Proverbs 4:23 - Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:23 Click to read the verse Proverbs 4:23

Hebrews 9:10 - They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations a... Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:10 Click to read the verse Hebrews 9:10

Acts 15:20-21 - Instead we should write to them, telling them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexu... Click to read the verse Acts 15:20-21 Click to read the verse Acts 15:20-21

Acts 10:28 - He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a G... Click to read the verse Acts 10:28 Click to read the verse Acts 10:28

Titus 1:15 - To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is... Click to read the verse Titus 1:15 Click to read the verse Titus 1:15

Matthew 15:11 - What goes into a man’s mouth does not make him ‘unclean,’ but what comes out of his mouth, that... Click to read the verse Matthew 15:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:11

Hebrews 13:9 - Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be stren... Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:9 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:9

Leviticus 11:8 - You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:8 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:8

James 3:6 - The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole p... Click to read the verse James 3:6 Click to read the verse James 3:6

Matthew 11:15 - He who has ears, let him hear. Click to read the verse Matthew 11:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:15

Matthew 15:16 - “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. Click to read the verse Matthew 15:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:16

Mark 7:23 - All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’” Click to read the verse Mark 7:23 Click to read the verse Mark 7:23

Acts 10:14-16 - “Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” Click to read the verse Acts 10:14-16 Click to read the verse Acts 10:14-16

Mark 7:18-23 - “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can... Click to read the verse Mark 7:18-23 Click to read the verse Mark 7:18-23

Leviticus 11:42-47 - You are not to eat any creature that moves about on the ground, whether it moves on its belly o... Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:42-47 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:42-47

1 Corinthians 10:25 - Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:25 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 10:25

Acts 11:8-10 - “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ Click to read the verse Acts 11:8-10 Click to read the verse Acts 11:8-10

Mark 7:20 - He went on: “What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’ Click to read the verse Mark 7:20 Click to read the verse Mark 7:20