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Matthew 15:20

These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

KJV

ταῦτά ἐστιν τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον· τὸ δὲ ἀνίπτοις χερσὶν φαγεῖν οὐ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

Greek NT

hæc sunt, quæ coinquinant hominem. Non lotis autem manibus manducare, non coinquinat hominem.

Vulgate

these are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not the man.

ASV

These are the things that defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
κοινόω
koinoo
verb · 14×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
φάγω
phago
verb · 93×
χείρ
cheir
noun · 175×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἄνιπτος
aniptos
adjective · 2×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1853Sins can be distinguished according to their objects, as can every human act; or according to the virtues they oppose, by excess or defect; or according to the commandments they violate. They can also be classed according to whether they concern God, neighbor, or oneself; they can be divided into spiritual and carnal sins, or again as sins in thought, word, deed, or omission. t…
2. What then says Christ? He did not set Himself against it, neither made He any defense, but straightway blames them again, plucking down their confidence, and signifying that he who commits great sins ought not to be strict with others concerning small matters. What? When you ought to be blamed, says He, do ye even blame? But do thou observe, how when it is His will to set as…

Cross-references

  • Jas 1:14 — But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
  • Mark 7:3 — For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.