Matthew 15:20
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 15
“These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.”Matthew 15:20
What Does Matthew 15:20 Mean?
Matthew 15:20 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 15, verse 20 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Purity.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Matthew 15:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 7:3“For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.”James 1:14“But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.”Leviticus 11:8“Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.”Matthew 15:2“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”Matthew 23:25“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.”Luke 11:38“And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.”1 Corinthians 3:16“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”1 Corinthians 6:9“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”1 Corinthians 6:13“Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”Ephesians 5:3“But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;”Revelation 21:8“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”Revelation 21:27“And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
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