Mark 7:23

All these evil things come forth from within, and defile the man.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

In Context

22thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

24And rising up he departed thence into the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know it. And he could not be hidden.

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Cross References

Mark 7:18And he says to them: Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever from without enters into the man can not defile him?

Titus 1:15To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and conscience are defiled.

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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