Mark 7:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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 DomainASVPD
“all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Mark 7:23 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.”
- 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,
- 1 Corinthians 3:17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
- 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.
- 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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