Mark 7:20

He went on to say: “That which comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

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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

19because it doesn't go into his heart, but into his stomach, which then expels the impure aspects of the food?”

21Because from within, out of men's hearts, the evil designs proceed—adulteries, fornications, murders,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! How can you, being malignant, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Hebrews 7:6but he whose descent is not counted among them collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire! The organization of wickedness, that is how the tongue is placed among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire the course of life, itself 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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