23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-23)One great design of Christ’s coming, was, to set aside the ceremonial law which God made, and to put an end to it; to make way for which he begins with the ceremonial law which men had made, and added to the law of God’s making, and discharges his disciples from the obligation of that; which here he doth fully, upon occasion of the offence which the Pharisees took at them for the violation of it.…
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