Mark 7:20

“It is what comes out from a man,” he added, “that defiles him,

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19because it does not pass into his heart, but into his stomach, and is afterwards got rid of? — in saying this Jesus pronounced all food ‘clean.’

21for it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts — unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers! how can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.

Hebrews 7:6But Melchizedek, although not of this lineage, received tithes from Abraham, and gave his blessing to the very man who had God’s promises.

James 3:6And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a very world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of the Pit.

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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