World English Bible
Mark 7:17
“When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.”
Verse in context — Mark 7
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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.
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If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!
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When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
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He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Don't you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can't defile him,
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because it doesn't go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods?
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