¹⁸ But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.^(A)

¹⁵ Nothing that goes into a person from outside can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.

²⁸ shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. What’s more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has profaned this holy place.”^(A)

¹³ For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a young cow, sprinkling those who are defiled, sanctify for the purification of the flesh,^(A)