15there is nothing outside the person which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which come out of the person are what defile the person7:15 Late mss add, as v 16: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear..”
15there is nothing outside a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.
15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”7:15 BYZ and TR include 16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.