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Source language
Original Greek   
οὐ τὸ εἰσερχόμενον εἰς τὸ στόμα κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦτο κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
ou to eiserkhomenon eis to stoma koinoi ton anthropon, alla to ekporeuomenon ek tou stomatos touto koinoi ton anthropon.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
non quod intrat in os coinquinat hominem sed quod procedit ex ore hoc coinquinat hominem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Authorized (King James) Version   
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
New King James Version   
Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
21st Century King James Version   
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man, but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“It is not the thing that enters the mouth that defiles a man, but the thing that proceeds from the mouth that defiles a man.”
Darby Bible Translation   
Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
God's Word   
What goes into a person's mouth doesn't make him unclean. It's what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
It's not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."
International Standard Version   
It is not what goes into the mouth that makes a person unclean. It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean."
NET Bible   
What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person."
New American Standard Bible   
"It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
New International Version   
What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them."
New Living Translation   
It's not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth."
Webster's Bible Translation   
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Weymouth New Testament   
It is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him; but it is what comes out of his mouth--*that* defiles a man."
The World English Bible   
That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
EasyEnglish Bible   
It is not food that goes into people's mouths that makes them unclean. Instead, what comes out of people's mouths is important. It may show that what is inside them is unclean.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
New Life Version   
It is not what goes into a man’s mouth that makes his mind and heart sinful. It is what comes out of a man’s mouth that makes him sinful.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“That which goes into the mouth, does not defile the man. But that which comes out of the mouth, defiles the man.”
The Voice Bible   
What you put into your mouth cannot make you clean or unclean; it is what comes out of your mouth that can make you unclean.
Living Bible   
You aren’t made unholy by eating nonkosher food! It is what you say and think that makes you unclean.”
New Catholic Bible   
It is not what goes into one’s mouth that defiles a person; what comes out of the mouth is what defiles him.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
not that which goes into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
Christian Standard Bible   
It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean and defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean and defiles [him].
New Century Version   
It is not what people put into their mouths that makes them unclean. It is what comes out of their mouths that makes them unclean.”
The Message   
He then called the crowd together and said, “Listen, and take this to heart. It’s not what you swallow that pollutes your life, but what you vomit up.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
What goes into the mouth does not make a person unclean, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”
New Matthew Bible   
that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man, but that which comes out of the mouth defiles a man.
Good News Translation®   
It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean.”
Wycliffe Bible   
That thing that entereth into the mouth, defouleth not a man [Not that thing that entereth into the mouth, defouleth a man]; but that thing that cometh out of the mouth, defouleth a man.
New Testament for Everyone   
What makes someone unclean isn’t what goes into the mouth. It’s what comes out of the mouth that makes someone unclean.”
Contemporary English Version   
The food you put into your mouth doesn't make you unclean and unfit to worship God. The bad words that come out of your mouth are what make you unclean.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then he called the crowd to him and said, “Listen, and understand this thoroughly! It is not what goes into a man’s mouth that makes him common or unclean. It is what comes out of a man’s mouth that makes him unclean.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
It’s not what goes into the mouth that contaminates a person in God’s sight. It’s what comes out of the mouth that contaminates the person.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
It is not what enters one’s mouth that defiles that person; but what comes out of the mouth is what defiles one.”
New American Standard Bible   
It is not what enters the mouth that defiles the person, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles the person.”
The Expanded Bible   
It is not what ·people put into their mouths [L goes into the mouth] that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles the person]. It is what comes out of their mouths that ·makes them unclean [pollutes/defiles the person].”
Tree of Life Version   
It’s not what goes into the mouth that makes the man unholy; but what comes out of the mouth, this makes the man unholy.”
Revised Standard Version   
not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
New International Reader's Version   
What goes into someone’s mouth does not make them ‘unclean.’ It’s what comes out of their mouth that makes them ‘unclean.’ ”
BRG Bible   
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Complete Jewish Bible   
What makes a person unclean is not what goes into his mouth; rather, what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him unclean!”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
What goes into a person's mouth does not make him dirty. But what comes out of a person's mouth makes him dirty.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
It is not the thing entering into the mouth that makes the man tameh (unclean), but the thing going out from the mouth this makes the man tameh.
Names of God Bible   
What goes into a person’s mouth doesn’t make him unclean. It’s what comes out of the mouth that makes a person unclean.”
Modern English Version   
That which goes into the mouth does not defile a man, but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
It is not what people put in their mouth that makes them wrong. It is what comes out of their mouth that makes them wrong.”
International Children’s Bible   
It is not what a person puts into his mouth that makes him unclean. It is what comes out of his mouth that makes him unclean.”
Lexham English Bible   
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”
New International Version - UK   
What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
The thing entering into the mouth does not defile the person. But the thing proceeding out of the mouth— this defiles the person”.