Mark 7:20
And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.
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- Mark 7:15 : 15 There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.
- Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
- Jas 4:1 : 1 What is the cause of wars and fighting among you? is it not in your desires which are at war in your bodies?
- Heb 7:6 : 6 But this man, who was not of their family, took the tenth from Abraham, and gave a blessing to him to whom God had given his undertaking.
- Jas 1:14-15 : 14 But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire. 15 Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.
- Ps 41:6 : 6 If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
- Mic 2:1 : 1 A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
- Matt 12:34-37 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth. 35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things. 36 And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said. 37 For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
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- Mark 7:14-196 verses91%
14And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:
15There is nothing outside the man which, going into him, is able to make him unclean: but the things which come out of the man are those which make the man unclean.
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17And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.
18And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,
19Because it goes not into the heart but into the stomach, and goes out with the waste? He said this, making all food clean.
- Matt 15:10-112 verses89%
10And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:
11Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.
- Matt 15:17-204 verses89%
17Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth goes on into the stomach, and is sent out as waste?
18But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:
20These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.
- Mark 7:21-244 verses88%
21Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
22The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
23All these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.
24And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.
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45The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
- Matt 12:33-353 verses74%
33Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.
34You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
35The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
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8For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.
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15To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
- Luke 11:39-413 verses71%
39And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.
40O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?
41But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.
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20Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
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15And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
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3Or if he becomes unclean through touching unconsciously any unclean thing of man, whatever it may be, when it is made clear to him he will be responsible:
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26You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
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7For as the thoughts of his heart are, so is he: Take food and drink, he says to you; but his heart is not with you.
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2And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.
- Matt 7:17-182 verses70%
17Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.
18It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.
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26And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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20But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
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4If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.
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16And if a man's seed goes out from him, then all his body will have to be bathed in water and he will be unclean till evening.
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16How much less one who is disgusting and unclean, a man who takes in evil like water!
- Lev 18:27-282 verses69%
27(For all these disgusting things were done by the men of this country who were there before you, and the land has been made unclean by them;)
28So that the land may not put you out from it, when you make it unclean, as it put out the nations which were there before you.
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17So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
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10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
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4And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?
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30Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.
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21And anyone who, after touching any unclean thing of man or an unclean beast or any unclean and disgusting thing, takes as food the flesh of the peace-offerings, which are the Lord's, will be cut off from his people.
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24The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.
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7But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
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20So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.
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24Do not make yourself unclean in any of these ways; for so have those nations whom I am driving out from before you made themselves unclean:
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5And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?