Mark 7:20

New Living Translation

And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.

Cross References

Psalm 41:6

They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.

Micah 2:1

What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night, thinking up evil plans. You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out, simply because you have the power to do so.

Matthew 15:18

But the words you speak come from the heart—that’s what defiles you.

Matthew 4:4

But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”

Mark 7:15

It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.”

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

Mark 7:23

All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”

Hebrews 7:6

But Melchizedek, who was not a descendant of Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham. And Melchizedek placed a blessing upon Abraham, the one who had already received the promises of God.

James 3:6

And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

James 4:1

What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you?