Matthew 15:20

What Defiles a Man

19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”

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Berean Standard Bible
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
American Standard Version (1901)
these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.
Bible in Basic English
These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.
Douay-Rheims 1899
These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.
Free Bible Version
and those are what defile you. Eating with unwashed hands doesn't defile you.”
Geneva Bible 1599
These are the things, which defile the man: but to eat with vnwashen hands, defileth not ye man.
King James (Authorized) Version
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
One Unity Resource Bible
These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with ritually unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
Translation for Translators
It is these actions that cause God to consider people to be unacceptable to him. To eat with unwashed hands does not cause God to consider people unacceptable to him.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
These are the things that defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”
Noah Webster Bible
These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
World English Bible
These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands doesn’t defile the man.”
Young's Literal Translation
these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'