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Mark 7:20 KJV
Mark · chapter 7 · verse 20
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.Mark 7:20 · King James Version
Mark 7:20 in context
18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
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Key words (Strong's)
- defilethkoinoōto make common, to make unclean, render unhallowed, defile, profane, to declare or count…G2840 →
- comethekporeuomaito go forth, go out, depart, metaph., to come forth, to issue, to proceed, of feelings…G1607 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- saidhotithat, because, sinceG3754 →
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One great design of Christ's coming, was, to set aside the ceremonial law which God made, and to put an end to it; to make way for which he begins with the ceremonial law which men had made, and added to the law of God's making, and discharges his disciples from the obligation of that;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-23