Bible verse
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
Mark 7:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Mark 7.
16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
17 After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
18 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
19 because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)
20 He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
21 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22 greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
23 All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
24 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
KJV
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
ASV
And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
ERV
And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
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