Mark 7:20

But said He, What cometh out of a man, that defileth the man;

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19because it entreth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all his food.

21for out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts,

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34O race of vipers, how can ye speak good things, who are yourselves so wicked? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Hebrews 7:6but he, whose pedigree is not reckoned among them, took tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our several parts, defiling the whole body, inflaming the course of nature, and is 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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