Mark 7:20-23

20 And He was saying, "¹That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.

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

22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, ²envy *, slander, pride and foolishness.

23 "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."

Mark 7:20-23 In-Context

18 And He said to them, "Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,

19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated ?" (Thus He declared all foods clean.)

20 And He was saying, "That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.

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

22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, envy , slander, pride and foolishness.

23 "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."

24 Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre . And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice.

25 But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 15:18; Mark 7:23
• 2. Matthew 6:23; Matthew 20:15

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. acts of sexual immorality
• [b]. Lit "an evil eye"
• [c]. Or "arrogance"