²³ All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”

¹⁵ It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.^[a]”

⁸ In the same way, these people—who claim authority from their dreams—live immoral lives, defy authority, and scoff at supernatural beings.^[a]

¹⁵ Everything is pure to those whose hearts are pure. But nothing is pure to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, because their minds and consciences are corrupted.

¹⁷ God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

¹⁸ “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you?