Mark 7:23

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“All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.””

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BSBPD

“All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 7:23 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. Mark 7:18“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
  4. Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
  5. Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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