^11 (A)It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”

¹⁸ And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him, ¹⁹ because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and ^[a]is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared ^(A)all foods ^(B)clean.) ²⁰ And He was saying, “^(C)That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person. ²¹ For from within, out of the ^[b]hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery, ²² deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, ^[c](D)envy, slander, ^[d]pride, and foolishness. ²³ All these evil things come from within and defile the person.”