Mark 7:20

The Passion Translation

He added, “Words and deeds pollute a person, not food.

Cross References

Psalm 41:6

And when these “friends” come to visit me with their pious sympathy and their hollow words and with hypocrisy hidden in their hearts, I can see right through it all. For they come merely to gather gossip about me, using all they find to mock me with malicious hearts of slander.

Matthew 15:18

But what comes out of your mouth reveals the core of your heart. Words can pollute, not food.

Matthew 4:4

He answered, “The Scriptures say: Bread alone will not satisfy, but true life is found in every word that constantly goes forth from God’s mouth.”

Mark 7:15

What truly contaminates a person is not what he puts into his body, but what comes out. That’s what makes a person defiled.”

Mark 7:21

Evil originates from inside a person. Coming out of a human heart are evil schemes, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

Mark 7:23

All these corrupt things emerge from within and constantly defile a person.”

Hebrews 7:6

But Melchizedek was not Abraham’s Jewish relative, and yet Abraham still paid him a tithe. – Melchizedek imparted a blessing on mighty Abraham, who had received the promises of God.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! It can be compared to the sum total of wickedness and is the most dangerous part of our human body. It corrupts the entire body and is a hellish flame! It releases a fire that can burn throughout the course of human existence.

James 4:1

What is the cause of your conflicts and quarrels with each other? Doesn’t the battle begin inside of you as you fight to have your own way and fulfill your own desires?