Mark 7:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.”
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BSBPD
“He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And he said--`That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Mark 7:20 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 41:6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
- Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
- Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Mark 7:15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- Hebrews 7:6But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
- James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- James 4:1What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
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