Matthew 15:19
17 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated?
18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
20 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.
- KJV
- For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
- WEB
- For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
- ASV
- For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:
- DARBY
- For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
- BLB
- For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immorality, thefts, false testimonies, slanders.
- ÅB
- For fra hjertet kommer onde tanker: mord, hor, utukt, tyveri, løgn og bespottelse.
- OTB
- For fra hjertet kommer onde tanker—mord, ekteskapsbrudd, seksuell umoral, tyveri, falskt vitnesbyrd, baktalelse.
- B1930
- For fra hjertet kommer onde tanker: mord, hor, utukt, tyveri, falskt vidnesbyrd, bespottelse.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 7:21–23
For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
Read in contextGalatians 5:19–21
The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
Read in contextJeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
Read in contextJames 1:13–15
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
Read in contextTitus 3:2–6
to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
Read in contextProverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
Read in contextGenesis 6:5
Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.
Read in contextRomans 3:10–19
As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.
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