Mark 7:21
19 because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
20 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
23 All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
- KJV
- For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
- WEB
- For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,
- ASV
- For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
- DARBY
- For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
- BLB
- For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries,
- ÅB
- For innenfra, fra menneskenes hjerte, kommer de onde tanker: utukt, tyveri, mord,
- OTB
- For fra innsiden, ut av menneskenes hjerte, kommer onde tanker: seksuell umoral, tyveri, mord,
- B1930
- For innenfra, fra menneskenes hjerte, kommer de onde tanker: utukt, tyveri, mord,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Read in contextJames 4:1–3
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
Read in contextRomans 8:7–8
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Read in contextGalatians 5:19–21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
Read in contextMatthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
Read in contextActs 8:22
Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
Read in contextEzekiel 38:10
This is what the Lord GOD says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:14
Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?
Read in context