Mark 7:20

“But,” he said “the things which go out from a man, these pollute a man.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

19For it does not enter into his heart, but into the gut, and it exits into the sewer, purging all foods.”

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

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Cross References

Psalms 41:6Why are you sad, my soul? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance,

Matthew 12:34Progeny of vipers, how are you able to speak good things while you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Hebrews 7:6But this man, whose lineage is not enumerated with them, received tithes from Abraham, and he blessed even the one who held the promises.

James 3:6And so the tongue is like a fire, comprising all iniquity. The tongue, stationed in the midst of our body, can defile the entire body and inflame the wheel of our nativity, setting a fire from 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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