Mark 7:20

God's Word

He continued, “It’s what comes out of a person that makes him unclean.

Cross References

Psalm 41:6

When one of them comes to visit me, he speaks foolishly. His heart collects gossip. ⌞Then⌟ he leaves to tell others.

Micah 2:1

How horrible it will be for those who invent trouble and work out plans for disaster while in bed. When the morning dawns, they carry out their plans because they are able to.

Matthew 15:18

But whatever goes out of the mouth comes from within, and that’s what makes a person unclean.

Matthew 4:4

Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’ ”

Mark 7:15

Nothing that goes into a person from the outside can make him unclean. It’s what comes out of a person that makes him unclean.

Mark 7:21

Evil thoughts, sexual sins, stealing, murder,

Mark 7:23

All these evils come from within and make a person unclean.”

Hebrews 7:6

Although Melchizedek was not from the tribe of Levi, he received a tenth of everything from Abraham. Then Melchizedek blessed Abraham, who had God’s promises.

James 3:6

The tongue is that kind of flame. It is a world of evil among the parts of our bodies, and it completely contaminates our bodies. The tongue sets our lives on fire, and is itself set on fire from hell.

James 4:1

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Aren’t they caused by the selfish desires that fight to control you?