To appreciate further the importance of moral and spiritual cleanness, consider what Jesus said when the Pharisees and scribes asserted that his disciples were unclean because they did not wash their hands before taking a meal.
यीशु ने उन्हें यह ताड़ना दी: “जो मुंह में जाता है, वह मनुष्य को अशुद्ध नहीं करता, पर जो मुंह से निकलता है, वही मनुष्य को अशुद्ध करता है । ”