Mark 7:17-19
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 7
17And when He later entered a house, away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable. 18And 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, 19because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?' ( Thereby He declared all foods clean.)King James Version
Chapter 7
17And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 7
17When he went into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18He said to them, "Are you also as lacking in understanding? Don't you realize that nothing going into a person from the outside can defile him? 19For it doesn't go into his heart but into the stomach and is eliminated" (thus he declared all foods clean ).New Living Translation
Chapter 7
17Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used. 18Don’t you understand either?' he asked. 'Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? 19Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.' (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)English Standard Version
Chapter 7
17And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.)New International Version
Chapter 7
17After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18Are you so dull?' he asked. 'Don't you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19For it doesn't go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.' (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)New King James Version