MARK 7:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) because it doesn’t enter your mind but merely goes into your stomach and ends up in the toilet.” (By saying this he clearly showed that is was ok for Jews to eat any food.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT because it does not go into his heart, but into the stomach, and passes out into the latrine (cleansing all foods)?”

UST In fact, what people eat does not become part of what they think. Rather, it simply goes into their stomachs. Eventually, their bodies expel what they ate into toilets.” So, Jesus was implying that no food is unclean.

BSB because it does not enter his heart, but [it goes] into the stomach and then is eliminated.” ([Thus] all foods are clean.)[fn]

7:19 Or and then is eliminated, thereby expelling all foods.”

MSB because it does not enter his heart, but [it goes] into the stomach and then is eliminated, [thus] purifying all foods.”[fn]

7:19 CT and then is eliminated, thereby expelling all foods.” or and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

BLB because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the sewer?" (Thus purifying all foods.)

AICNT For it does not enter into the heart but into the stomach, and expelled into the latrine.”
¶ 

OEB because it does not pass into his heart, but into his stomach, and is afterwards got rid of?’ – in saying this Jesus pronounced all food clean.

WEBBE because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”[fn]

7:19 NU ends Jesus’ direct quote and question after “latrine”, ending the verse with “Thus he declared all foods clean.

WMBB because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”[fn]

7:19 NU ends Yeshua’s direct quote and question after “latrine”, ending the verse with “Thus he declared all foods clean.

NET For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.” (This means all foods are clean.)

LSV Because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it goes out, purifying all the meats.”

FBV It doesn't go into your mind, but into your stomach, and then passes out of the body. So all foods are ceremonially ‘clean.’[fn]

7:19 Some scholars believe this sentence is a later addition.

TCNT For it does not go into his heart but into his stomach; then it goes out into the [fn]latrine, thus purifying all foods.”

7:19 latrine, thus purifying all foods.” ¦ latrine.” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) CT

T4T Instead of entering and ruining our minds/souls, it goes into our stomachs, and afterwards the refuse passes out of our bodies.” By saying this, Jesus was declaring that people can eat any food without causing God to reject them.

LEB For it does not enter into his heart but into his[fn] stomach, and goes out into the latrine”—thus[fn] declaring all foods clean.

7:19 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

7:19 *Here “thus” is supplied as a component of the participle (“declaring”) which is understood as result

BBE Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.

Moff It does not enter his heart but his belly and passes from that into the drain' (thus he pronounced all food clean).

Wymth because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and passes away ejected from him?" By these words Jesus pronounced all kinds of food clean.

ASV because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.

DRA Because it entereth not into his heart, but goeth into the belly, and goeth out into the privy, purging all meats?

YLT because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'

Drby because it does not enter into his heart but into his belly, and goes out into the draught, purging all meats?

RV because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.
(because it goeth/goes not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth/goes out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean. )

SLT For it goes not into the heart, but into the belly, and goes forth into the privy, purging all food.

Wbstr Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all kinds of food.

KJB-1769 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
( Because it entereth/enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth/goes out into the draught, purging all meats? )

KJB-1611 Because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purgyng all meates?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Gnva Because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught which is the purging of all meates?
(Because it entereth/enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth/goes out into the draught which is the purging of all meats? )

Cvdl For it entreth not in to his hert, but in to ye bely, and goeth out in to the draught, that purgeth all meates.
(For it entereth/enters not in to his heart, but in to ye/you_all belly, and goeth/goes out in to the draught, that purgeth/purges all meats.)

TNT because it entrith not in to his hert but into the belly: and goeth out into the draught that porgeth oute all meates.
(because it entereth/enters not in to his heart but into the belly: and goeth/goes out into the draught that purgeth/purges out all meats. )

Wycl for it hath not entrid in to his herte, but in to the wombe, and bynethe it goith out, purgynge alle metis.
(for it hath/has not entered in to his heart, but in to the womb, and beneath it goeth/goes out, purging all meats.)

Luth Denn es gehet nicht in sein Herz, sondern in den Bauch und gehet aus durch den natürlichen Gang, der alle Speise ausfeget.
(Because it goes not in be heart, rather in the belly and goes out_of through the natural gear/passage, the/of_the all food sweep_out.)

ClVg quia non intrat in cor ejus, sed in ventrum vadit, et in secessum exit, purgans omnes escas?[fn]
(because not/no enters in/into/on heart his, but in/into/on belly goes, and in/into/on retirement exit, cleansing everyone food? )

7.19 Et in secessum. BEDA. Hinc calumniantur quidam hæretici, quod Dominus physicæ ignarus putet omnes cibos, etc., usque ad per occultos meatus (quos Græci poros vocant) ad inferiora dilabitur et in secessum vadit. AUG. Quædam sic accedunt ut etiam mutent et mutentur, sicut et ipse cibus amittens speciem suam, in corpus nostrum vertitur, et nos refecti in robur mutamur.

7.19 And in/into/on retirement. BEDA. Hence calumniantur some heretics, that Master physics ignorant smell everyone food, etc., until to through hides meatus (which Græci poros they_call) to inferiora dilabitur and in/into/on retirement goes. AUG. Some so they_approach as also change and let_them_change, like and exactly_that/himself food amittens appearance his_own, in/into/on body our is_turned, and us refecti in/into/on strength mutamur.

UGNT ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν, ἀλλ’ εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται? (καθαρίζων πάντα τὰ βρώματα.)
(hoti ouk eisporeuetai autou eis taʸn kardian, all’ eis taʸn koilian, kai eis ton afedrōna ekporeuetai? (katharizōn panta ta brōmata.))

SBL-GNT ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν ἀλλʼ εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται;— ⸀καθαρίζων πάντα τὰ βρώματα.
(hoti ouk eisporeuetai autou eis taʸn kardian allʼ eis taʸn koilian, kai eis ton afedrōna ekporeuetai?— ⸀katharizōn panta ta brōmata.)

RP-GNT ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν, ἀλλ' εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται, καθαρίζον πάντα τὰ βρώματα.
(hoti ouk eisporeuetai autou eis taʸn kardian, all' eis taʸn koilian, kai eis ton afedrōna ekporeuetai, katharizon panta ta brōmata.)

TC-GNT ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν, ἀλλ᾽ εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν, καὶ εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται, [fn]καθαρίζον πάντα τὰ βρώματα.
(hoti ouk eisporeuetai autou eis taʸn kardian, all eis taʸn koilian, kai eis ton afedrōna ekporeuetai, katharizon panta ta brōmata. )

7:19 καθαριζον ¦ καθαριζων CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:1–23: Jesus explained what makes a person unclean

This section (7:1–23) deals with the difference between ritual uncleanness and real moral uncleanness. Ritual uncleanness is external, but real uncleanness involves the inner being of a person. Mark introduced this topic by describing an incident in which the Pharisees and teachers of the law rebuked Jesus. They did this because his disciples ate without first performing the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish tradition (7:1–5).

Jesus did not respond to their rebuke directly. Instead, he gave an example of how these leaders ignored God’s law in order to follow their own traditions (7:6–13). Jesus then explained to the crowd that true uncleanness in God’s sight is not caused by external things. It is not caused by things such as food going into the body. True uncleanness is caused by sinful things that a person does or says. Those things come from a person’s inner being (7:14–23).

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Ritual uncleanness is not what causes God to consider a person unclean

Jesus teaches about what defiles a person

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 15:1–20 and Luke 11:37–39.

7:19a

because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach

For it does not go into his heart but into his stomach/belly,
The food does not go into his heart/mind. It goes into his stomach,

because: The Greek word that the BSB translates as because introduces the explanation that Jesus gave the disciples. He explained the reason why food did not make people impure before God. In some languages, a conjunction is not necessary here.

it: The pronoun it refers to the thing/food “that enters a man from the outside” (in 7:18b).

does not enter his heart: In this context, the word heart refers figuratively to the mind, emotions, and will of a person. It refers to the part of a person that he uses to think, feel, and make decisions. In some languages people refer figuratively to this part of a person as his mind, throat, liver, or stomach. They are not referring literally to that physical part of the body. You should use the expression in your language that is natural to refer to this spiritual part of a person. See how you translated “hearts” in 7:6d.

but it goes into the stomach: The Greek word that the BSB translates as stomach is used literally to refer to the part of the body where food goes after it is swallowed. It includes not only the stomach but also the intestines.

If stomach refers to the spiritual part of a person in your language, you can use some other word that is part of the process of eating. For example:

his mouth

his intestines

7:19b

and then is eliminated.”

and then it passes out of his body.”
and then it goes into the toilet.”

and then is eliminated: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as is eliminated is literally “goes out into the latrine.” The BSB uses a euphemism here for the literal Greek words. (A euphemism is a figure of speech that substitutes acceptable words for words that people do not want to use when they talk.)

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

As a euphemism. For example:
Then it goes out of the body. (NCV)
and is eliminated (NASB)
Literally. For example:
and then into a toilet (GW)
and goes out into the sewer (NRSV)

Translate this idea in a way that is appropriate in your language.

General Comment on 7:19a–b

In some languages it may be more natural to change the order of the information in 7:19a–b. For example:

For it goes into his stomach/belly, and then it is excreted. It does not go into his heart/mind.

7:19c

(Thus all foods are clean.)

When he said this, Jesus was announcing that no food would make a person unclean.
By saying this, Jesus meant that people could now consider all foods to be ritually clean/pure.

(Thus all foods are clean.): The BSB puts this sentence in parentheses to show that Mark made this comment, not Jesus. Mark was explaining what Jesus meant when he said the words in 7:19a–b. In some languages it may not be necessary to use parentheses. The CEV translates without parentheses and says:

By saying this, Jesus meant that all foods were fit to eat.

all foods are clean: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as all foods are clean is literally “cleansing all foods.” Mark wanted his readers to understand that Jesus’ parable meant that people could now regard all foods as ritually clean. They did not need to consider any food as ritually unclean.

clean: The Greek word that the BSB translates as clean has the figurative meaning of “ceremonially clean” or “acceptable to use as food.” Here clean does not have a literal meaning. It is not the usual meaning of washing things to remove dirt from them.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

By saying this, Jesus declared all foods acceptable. (GW)

When Jesus said this, he meant that no longer was any food unclean for people to eat. (NCV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ὅτι

because

Here, the word because introduces an explanation about why nothing from outside a person can defile that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces an explanation, or you could leave because untranslated. Alternate translation: [for] or [and that is because]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται

not ˱it˲_˓is˒_entering_in

In a context such as this, your language might say “come” instead of go. Alternate translation: [it does not come]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν καρδίαν, ἀλλ’ εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν

˱of˲_him into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τήν καρδίαν ἀλλʼ εἰς τήν κοιλίαν καί εἰς τόν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται Καθαρίζων παντᾶ τά βρώματα)

The phrases his heart and the stomach represent people’s hearts and stomachs in general, not one particular heart and stomach. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: [into a person’s heart but into a person’s stomach]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

εἰς τὴν καρδίαν

into into into (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τήν καρδίαν ἀλλʼ εἰς τήν κοιλίαν καί εἰς τόν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται Καθαρίζων παντᾶ τά βρώματα)

In Jesus’ culture, the heart is the place where humans think and feel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate heart by referring to the place where humans think and feel in your culture or by expressing the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [into his head] or [into his mind]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

αὐτοῦ

˱of˲_him

Although the term his is masculine, Jesus is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [his or her]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

εἰς τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται

Jesus is referring to the process of expelling and removing feces and urine in a polite way by using the phrase passes out into the latrine. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [is evacuated from the bowels] or [passes out of the body as waste]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὅτι οὐκ εἰσπορεύεται αὐτοῦ εἰς τήν καρδίαν ἀλλʼ εἰς τήν κοιλίαν καί εἰς τόν ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκπορεύεται Καθαρίζων παντᾶ τά βρώματα)

A latrine is a place where people expel and remove feces and urine. If your readers would not be familiar with this word, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [the bathroom] or [the water closet]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν ἀφεδρῶνα & καθαρίζων πάντα τὰ βρώματα

Here, the phrase cleansing all foods is Mark’s explanation of the implication of what Jesus has said. He means that Jesus’ teaching indicates that all foods are clean. If it would be helpful in your language, you make that idea more explicit. Make sure that you use a form that shows that this phrase is not part of what Jesus said. Alternate translation: [the latrine?” So, Jesus cleansed all foods.] or [the latrine?” Now that implies that all foods are clean.]

Parallel MARK 7:19

Section 7:1–23: Jesus explained what makes a person unclean

7:19a

7:19b

General Comment on 7:19a–b

7:19c