Matthew 15:18

Matthew 15:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.

Context of Matthew 15:18

16“Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. 17“Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”

Matthew 15:18 word by word

τὰ δὲ ἐκπορευόμενα ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ἐκ τῆς καρδίας ἐξέρχεται, κἀκεῖνα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• those things which proceedἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of the mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• come forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• the heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• and theyκἀκεῖνοςkakeinos · and that oneG2548
• defileκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Matthew 15:18

• Matthew 15:11What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
• 1 Samuel 24:13As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you.
• Psalms 36:3The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
• Proverbs 6:12A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
• Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
• Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
• Luke 19:22“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow?
• James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
• Revelation 13:5The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 See also Mark 7:17-23. Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. The word “parable” sometimes means a dark or obscure saying, Psalm 78:2. Peter meant, “Explain to us more fully this obscure and novel doctrine.” To us, now, it is plain; to the disciples, just coming out of Judaism, the doctrine of Jesus was obscure. Mark says that the disciples asked him. There is no contradiction…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 Christ shows that the defilement they ought to fear, was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which showed the wickedness of their hearts. Nothing will last in the soul but the regenerating graces of the Holy Spirit; and nothing should be admitted into the church but what is from above; therefore, whoever is offended by a plain, seasonable declaration of the truth, we should not be troubled at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Jesus accused the Pharisees of disobeying God's law because of their focus on preserving traditions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. Do not ye yet understand that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth, &c.--Familiar though these sayings have now become, what freedom from bondage to outward things do they proclaim, on the one hand; and on the other, how searching is the truth which they express--that nothing which enters from without can really defile us; and that only the evil that is in the heart, that is allowed to stir there, to rise up in thought and affection, and to flow…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:18

• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Heart
• Jesus, the Christ
• Sin
• Teachers
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Commandment
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Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings