Mark 7:20

But that which proceedeth from a man, that polluteth a man.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19because it entereth not into his heart, but into his belly, and is cast out in the purgation which all food purgeth?

21For from within, from the heart of the sons of men, go forth evil thoughts, adultery, fornication, robbery, murder,

Read all of Mark 7

Cross References

Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! how can you speak good who are evil? For from the abundancies of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Hebrews 7:6But he who is not written in their genealogies took tithes from ABRAHAM, and blessed him who had received the promise.

James 3:6and the tongue is a fire, a world of sin, like a forest is the tongue itself among our members; it defileth all of our body, and burneth the course of our generations which run (forward) as a wheel, and kindleth also itself with fire.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Mark 7:20