Matthew 15:20
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Christian Bible partNew Testament
| Matthew 15:20 | |
|---|---|
← 15:19 15:21 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 15:20 is a verse in the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- ταῦτά ἐστι τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον· τὸ δὲ ἀνίπτοις χερσὶ φαγεῖν οὐ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.'"
Analysis
This is Jesus' conclusion from the previous verses. "These things come out of the mouth" (verse 11). "But to eat with unleashed hands," since such things are among those that go into the mouth (verse 11), "does not defile someone."[1]
