Mark 7:21
19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the 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 desperately wicked: who can know it?
Read in contextJames 4:1–3
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Read in contextRomans 8:7–8
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Read in contextGalatians 5:19–21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Read in contextMatthew 15:19
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Read in contextActs 8:22
Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
Read in contextEzekiel 38:10
Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
Read in contextJeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
Read in context