Mark 7:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

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  • Mark 7:15 : 15 There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are what defile a man.
  • Mark 7:18 : 18 And he said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,
  • 1 Cor 3:17 : 17 If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.
  • Jude 1:8 : 8 Likewise also these dreamers defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak evil of dignitaries.

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  • Mark 7:14-22
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    14And when he had called all the people to him, he said to them, Listen to me, every one of you, and understand:

    15There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are what defile a man.

    16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.

    17And when he had entered a house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

    18And he said to them, Are you also without understanding? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,

    19Because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, purging all foods?

    20And he said, What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.

    21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

    22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  • Matt 15:17-20
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    17Do you not yet understand, that whatever enters in at the mouth goes into the belly, and is cast out into the waste?

    18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile a man.

    19For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

    20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.

  • Matt 15:11
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    11Not that which goes into the mouth defiles a man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.

  • Matt 12:33-35
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    33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

    34O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

    35A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

  • Luke 6:45
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    45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

  • Mark 7:24
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    24From there he arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon, and entered a house, and did not want anyone to know it; but he could not be hidden.

  • Matt 6:23
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    23But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

  • Matt 23:25-26
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    25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for you make clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and excess.

    26Blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled.

  • Mark 1:23
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    23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

  • Matt 7:17-18
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    17Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

    18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

  • Luke 11:41
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    41But rather give alms of such things as you have; and behold, all things are clean to you.

  • Luke 11:39
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    39And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.

  • Luke 16:15
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    15And he said to them, You are the ones who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for what is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  • Matt 12:45
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    45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

  • Lev 18:27
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    27For all these abominations have the men of the land done, who were before you, and the land is defiled;

  • Mark 3:30
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    30Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

  • Lev 5:3
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    3Or if he touches human uncleanness, whatever uncleanness it is that a man may be defiled with, and it is hidden from him; when he becomes aware of it, then he shall be guilty.

  • Luke 11:26
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    26Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.

  • Matt 9:4
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    4And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why do you think evil in your hearts?

  • Mark 5:8
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    8For he said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

  • Luke 11:24
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    24When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came.

  • Jas 3:15
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    15This wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

  • Rom 7:17
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    17Now then it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

  • Matt 23:28
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    28Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

  • Jer 17:9
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    9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

  • Eccl 7:20
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    20For there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.

  • Rom 7:19
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    19For the good that I want to do, I do not do; but the evil I do not want to do, that I do.

  • Job 14:4
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    4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

  • 1 Cor 5:13
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    13But those who are outside God judges. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

  • Jas 3:10
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    10Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

  • Rom 7:21
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    21I find then a law, that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.

  • Rom 1:29
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    29Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,

  • Gal 5:19
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    19Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,