Mark 7:20

And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

In Context

19because it does not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the toilet (making all foods clean)?

21For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,

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Cross References

Psalms 41:6And if he comes to see [me], he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

Matthew 12:34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Hebrews 7:6But the man who did not descend from them has received tithes from Abraham, and has blessed the man having the promises.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell.

Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24

The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →

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