Matthew
Matthew 15:18–20
18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. 20These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Matthew 15:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the things | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| that come | ἐκπορευόμενα | ekporeuomena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1607 I journey out, come forth |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| mouth | στόματος | stomatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| come | ἐξέρχεται | exerchetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| heart | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| and these things | κἀκεῖνα | kakeina | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2548 and he, she, it, and that |
| defile | κοινοῖ | koinoi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2840 I make unclean, regard as unclean |
| a | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| man | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
Matthew 15:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| heart | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| come | ἐξέρχονται | exerchontai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| evil | πονηροί | ponēroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| thoughts | διαλογισμοὶ | dialogismoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1261 a calculation, reasoning, thought, plotting |
| murder | φόνοι | phonoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5408 murder, slaughter |
| adultery | μοιχεῖαι | moicheiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G3430 adultery |
| sexual immorality | πορνεῖαι | porneiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G4202 fornication, idolatry |
| theft | κλοπαί | klopai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G2829 thieving, theft |
| false testimony | ψευδομαρτυρίαι | pseudomartyriai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G5577 false testimony |
| slander | βλασφημίαι | blasphēmiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G988 abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy |
Matthew 15:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | ταῦτά | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| are | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| defile | κοινοῦντα | koinounta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2840 I make unclean, regard as unclean |
| a | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| man | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| eating | φαγεῖν | phagein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5315 I eat |
| with unwashed | ἀνίπτοις | aniptois | Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural | G449 unwashed |
| hands | χερσὶν | chersin | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G5495 a hand |
| does not defile | κοινοῖ | koinoi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2840 I make unclean, regard as unclean |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 15:18 Proverbs 15:28 · Matthew 12:34 · Matthew 15:11 · James 3:6–10 · Proverbs 15:2 · Proverbs 10:32 · Proverbs 6:12 · 1 Samuel 24:13 · Luke 19:22 · Psalm 36:3
Matthew 15:19 Mark 7:21–23 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Jeremiah 17:9 · James 1:13–15 · Titus 3:2–6 · Proverbs 4:23 · Genesis 6:5 · Romans 3:10–19 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Acts 8:22 · Proverbs 6:14 · Psalm 119:113
Matthew 15:20 Mark 7:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.