Mark 7:21

Good News Translation

For from the inside, from your heart, come the evil ideas which lead you to do immoral things, to rob, kill,

Cross References

Genesis 6:5

When the Lord saw how wicked everyone on earth was and how evil their thoughts were all the time,

Genesis 8:21

The odor of the sacrifice pleased the Lord, and he said to himself, “Never again will I put the earth under a curse because of what people do; I know that from the time they are young their thoughts are evil. Never again will I destroy all living beings, as I have done this time.

Job 14:4

Nothing clean can ever come from anything as unclean as human beings.

Job 25:4

Can anyone be righteous or pure in God's sight?

Psalm 119:36

Give me the desire to obey your laws rather than to get rich.

Psalm 14:1

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God!” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.

Psalm 14:3

But they have all gone wrong; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.

Psalm 53:1

Fools say to themselves, “There is no God.” They are all corrupt, and they have done terrible things; there is no one who does what is right.

Psalm 53:3

But they have all turned away; they are all equally bad. Not one of them does what is right, not a single one.

Proverbs 15:25

The Lord will destroy the homes of arrogant men, but he will protect a widow's property.

Proverbs 4:23

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Isaiah 59:13

We have rebelled against you, rejected you, and refused to follow you. We have oppressed others and turned away from you. Our thoughts are false; our words are lies.

Isaiah 59:7

You are always planning something evil, and you can hardly wait to do it. You never hesitate to murder innocent people. You leave ruin and destruction wherever you go,

Jeremiah 16:12

But you have done even worse than your ancestors. All of you are stubborn and evil, and you do not obey me.

Jeremiah 17:9

“Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.

Jeremiah 4:14

Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart, so that you may be saved. How long will you go on thinking sinful thoughts?

Ezekiel 38:10

This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Gog: “When that time comes, you will start thinking up an evil plan.

Matthew 15:19

For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to rob, lie, and slander others.

Matthew 9:4

Jesus perceived what they were thinking, and so he said, “Why are you thinking such evil things?

Mark 7:20

And he went on to say, “It is what comes out of you that makes you unclean.

Mark 7:22

commit adultery, be greedy, and do all sorts of evil things; deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly—

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

Acts 5:4

Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!”

Acts 8:22

Repent, then, of this evil plan of yours, and pray to the Lord that he will forgive you for thinking such a thing as this.

Romans 7:5

For when we lived according to our human nature, the sinful desires stirred up by the Law were at work in our bodies, and all we did ended in death.

Romans 7:8

But by means of that commandment sin found its chance to stir up all kinds of selfish desires in me. Apart from law, sin is a dead thing.

Colossians 3:5

You must put to death, then, the earthly desires at work in you, such as sexual immorality, indecency, lust, evil passions, and greed (for greed is a form of idolatry).

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and wrong. We were slaves to passions and pleasures of all kinds. We spent our lives in malice and envy; others hated us and we hated them.

James 2:4

then you are guilty of creating distinctions among yourselves and of making judgments based on evil motives.