Mark 7:21 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

For from within, out of people’s hearts, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, extramarital affairs,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For from within, [that is] out of the hearts of men, come base and wicked thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, adultery,

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

“It’s from the inside, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come: sexual sins, thefts, murders,

Catholic Public Domain Version

For from within, from the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Mark 7:21 Cross References

Matthew 15:19

For evil thoughts, murder, extramarital affairs, sexual immorality, stealing, perjury, slander --- [all these] come from a person’s heart,

Matthew 9:4

Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus said, “Why are you having such evil thoughts in your minds?

Mark 7:20

And He said, “Whatever proceeds out of a man’s life is what [spiritually] corrupts him.

Mark 7:22

greedy desires, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained indecency, envy, slander, arrogance and foolishness.

Luke 16:15

And He said to them, “You are people who claim to be just in the eyes of [other] people, but God knows [what is in] your hearts. For that which is held up as most important among people [i.e., fame or fortune (?)] is disgusting in the eyes of God.

Acts 5:4

While you owned it, was it not yours? Then after you sold it, did you not [still] have control over [what you did with] the money? Why did you decide in your heart to do such a thing? You [really] have not lied to men, but to God [about this matter].”

Acts 8:22

So, repent [i.e., change your heart and life] of such a terrible thing and pray for the Lord to forgive you for even thinking of such a thing. Perhaps He will [if you are really sincere].

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh [i.e., before conversion], our sinful desires, aroused by [the restrictions of] the Law of Moses, worked in our bodies to produce activity that led to [spiritual] death.

Romans 7:8

So, through that commandment, sin found an opportunity to produce in my heart all kinds of improper desires for what belonged to others. For until there was the law, sin was dead [i.e., it did not stimulate excitement and activity as much].

Colossians 3:5

So, put to death [i.e., stop practicing] the desires of your physical bodies [such as] sexual immorality, [moral] impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is [in reality] idolatry.

Titus 3:3

For we [Christians] were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various kinds of [evil] desires and [sinful] pleasures. [We used to] live in malice and envy, hating people and being hated by them.

James 2:4

are you not making class distinctions among yourselves and judging [people] from evil motives?