9 And He said to them, “Well do you set aside the commandment of God, so that you may keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or to his mother, “Whatever you might be profited by me is Corban” ’—(that is, a gift), 12 then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother, 13 thus nullifying the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down. And many similar things you do.”

14 And having summoned all the crowd, He said to them, “Hear Me, all of you and understand: 15 There is nothing from outside a man, that entering into him, can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. 16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”

17 When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples were asking Him about the parable. 18 So He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Do you not understand that everything entering a man from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not enter into his heart but into his stomach, and passes into the latrine, thus purifying all foods?” 20 And He said, “That which comes out of a man, that defiles a man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, arrogance, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”