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# it cannot go into his heart
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Here "heart" is a metonym for a person's inner being or mind. Here Jesus means that food does not affect a person's character. Alternate translation: "it cannot go into his inner being" or "it cannot go into his mind" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# Do you not see that whatever enters ... latrine?
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Jesus uses this question to teach his disciples something they should already know. It can be expressed as a statement. Alternate translation: "Whatever enters ... latrine." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# because it
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Here "it" refers to what goes into a person; that is, what a person eats.
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# all foods clean
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It may be helpful to explain clearly what this phrase means. Alternate translation: "all foods clean, meaning that people can eat any food without God considering the eater defiled" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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