Mark 7:20

New International Reader's Version

He went on to say, “What comes out of a person is what makes them ‘unclean.’

Cross References

Psalm 41:6

When one of them comes to see me, he says things that aren’t true. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

Micah 2:1

How terrible it will be for those who plan to harm others! How terrible for those who make evil plans before they even get out of bed! As soon as daylight comes, they carry out their plans. That’s because they have the power to do it.

Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart. Those are the things that make someone ‘unclean.’

Matthew 4:4

Jesus answered, “It is written, ‘Man must not live only on bread. He must also live on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” (Deuteronomy 8:3)

Mark 7:15

Nothing outside of a person can make them ‘unclean’ by going into them. It is what comes out of them that makes them ‘unclean.’ ”

Mark 7:21

Evil thoughts come from the inside, from a person’s heart. So do sexual sins, stealing and murder.

Mark 7:23

All these evil things come from inside a person and make them ‘unclean.’ ”

Hebrews 7:6

Melchizedek did not trace his family line from Levi. But he collected a tenth from Abraham. Melchizedek blessed the one who had received the promises.

James 3:6

The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.

James 4:1

Why do you fight and argue among yourselves? Isn’t it because of your sinful desires? They fight within you.