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Matthew 15:11

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

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οὐouNotοὐadverb — “Not”G3756no, not.Notτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.εἰσερχόμενονeiserchomenonthat which goethεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “that which goeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.that which goethεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.στόμαstomamouthστόμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the object formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.the mouthκοινοῖkoinoidefilethκοινόω (koinoō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “defileth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2840I make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean.defilethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenonthat which comethἐκπορεύομαι (ekporeuomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “that which cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1607I depart from; I am voided, cast out; I proceed from, am spoken; I burst forth, flow out, am spread abroad.that which comethἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.στόματοςstomatosmouthστόμα (stoma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the of-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.the mouthτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisκοινοῖkoinoidefilethκοινόω (koinoō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “defileth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2840I make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean.defilethτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a man

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

Young’s Literal Translation

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

World English Bible

That which enters into the mouth doesn’ t defile the man ; but that which proceeds out of the mouth , this defiles the man .”

Darby Translation

Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

Douay-Rheims

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

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