Matthew 15:17

Modern

“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

Traditional

Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?

Literal

Do you not perceive that everything entering into the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the sewer?

Latin

Non intelligitis quia omne quod in os intrat, in ventrem vadit, et in secessum emittitur?

Greek

English

“Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?

Jesus accused the Pharisees of disobeying God's law because of their focus on preserving traditions.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 6:45
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
1 Corinthians 6:13
“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
Matthew 7:19–20
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
James 3:6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Colossians 2:21–22
“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
2 Kings 10:27
They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.