Mark 7:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

All these evil things come from inside, and make 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.
  • Mark 7:18 : 18 And 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,
  • 1 Cor 3:17 : 17 If anyone makes the house of God unclean, God will put an end to him; for the house of God is holy, and you are his house.
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 To 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.
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 In the same way these dreamers make the flesh unclean, having no respect for authorities, and say evil of rulers.

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  • Mark 7:14-22
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    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.

    20And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

    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:

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    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.

  • 11Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

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    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 23But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

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    25A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

    26You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.

  • 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.

  • 23And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,

  • Matt 7:17-18
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    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.

  • 41But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

  • 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;)

  • 30Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

  • 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:

  • 26Then he goes and gets seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they go in, and take their places there: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first.

  • 4And Jesus, having knowledge of what was in their minds, said, Why are your thoughts evil?

  • 8For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

  • 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.

  • 15This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

  • 17So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

  • 28Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.

  • 9The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

  • 20There is no man on earth of such righteousness that he does good and is free from sin all his days.

  • 19For the good which I have a mind to do, I do not: but the evil which I have no mind to do, that I do.

  • 4If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.

  • 13As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.

  • 10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

  • 21So I see a law that, though I have a mind to do good, evil is present in me.

  • 29Being full of all wrongdoing, evil, desire for the goods of others, hate, envy, putting to death, fighting, deceit, cruel ways, evil talk, and false statements about others;

  • 19Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,