Mark 7:20

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19For it doth not enter into his heart, but into his belly, and is thrown into the digestive process, which carries off all that is eaten.

21For from within, from the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adultery, whoredom,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34Offspring of vipers, how can ye who are evil, speak good things? For out of the fullnesses of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Hebrews 7:6But this man, who is not enrolled in their genealogies, took tithes from Abraham; and blessed him who had received the promise.

James 3:6Now the tongue is a fire, and the world of sin is like a forest. And this tongue, which is one among our members, marreth our whole body; and it inflameth the series of our generations that roll on like a wheel; and it is itself on 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 →

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