Mat 15:11 | MHM | STEP | v. 11 : Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Jesus taught that eating food or not washing hands does not make someone unclean before God. Instead, it is the evil and sinful words and actions that come out of a person that make them truly unclean (Matthew 15:11 ).

‏ Matthew 15:11

v. 11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Jesus taught that eating food or not washing hands does not make someone unclean before God. Instead, it is the evil and sinful words and actions that come out of a person that make them truly unclean (Matthew 15:11 ^a).