Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, moicheiai ·adulteries·, porhneia ·sexual immorality·, murders, thefts,
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In The King James Version
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
In Context
20He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
22covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5Adonai saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of man’s heart was continually only evil.
Psalms 14:3All have gone aside. 2 They have together become corrupt. 2 There is no one who does good, no, not one. + 14:3. (1-3) Quoted in Rom 3:10-12 1
Psalms 53:3Every one of them has gone back. 2 They have become filthy together. 2 There is no one who does good, no, not one. + 53:3. (1-3) Quoted in Rom 3:10-12 1
Proverbs 4:23Keep your heart with all diligence, 2 for out of it is the wellspring of life. 1
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 →