There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
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Verse 15 is found in chapter 7 of Mark. The discussion about religious traditions shifts attention from external contamination to the human heart. Jesus does not eliminate the importance of holiness, but identifies its root in the thoughts and desires that come from within.
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Es ist nichts außerhalb des Menschen, das ihn könnte gemein machen, so es in ihn geht; sondern was von ihm ausgeht, das ist's, was den Menschen gemein macht.
Nada hay fuera del hombre que entre en Él, que le pueda contaminar: mas lo que sale de Él, aquello es lo que contamina al hombre.
Nada que entre en una persona desde afuera puede contaminarla; son las cosas que salen de la persona las que la contaminan.
Il n'est hors de l'homme rien qui, entrant en lui, puisse le souiller; mais ce qui sort de l'homme, c'est ce qui le souille.
Non vi è nulla di fuor dell’uomo, che, entrando in lui, possa contaminarlo; ma le cose che escon di lui son quelle che lo contaminano.
Nada há, fora do homem, que, entrando nele, o possa contaminar; mas o que sai dele isso é que contamina o homem.
從外面進去的不能玷污人,惟有從裏面出來的才玷污人。 」
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