Mark 7:23
21 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:
All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
- KJV
- All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
- WEB
- All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”
- ASV
- all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
- DARBY
- all these wicked things go forth from within and defile the man.
- BLB
- All these evils proceed from within, and they defile the man.”
- ÅB
- Alle disse onde ting kommer ut innenfra og gjør mennesket urent.
- OTB
- Alle disse skadelige tingene kommer fra innsiden og gjør et menneske urent.”
- B1930
- Alle disse onde ting kommer ut innenfra og gjør mennesket urent.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 7:15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
Read in contextTitus 1:15
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:17
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Read in contextJude 1:8
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
Read in contextMark 7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
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