And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.
Mark 7:20 - New Revised Standard Version And he said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He said, What comes out of a man is what makes a man unclean and renders [him] unhallowed. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. Common English Bible “It’s what comes out of a person that contaminates someone in God’s sight,” he said. Catholic Public Domain Version "But," he said "the things which go out from a man, these pollute a man. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man. |
And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.
Alas for those who devise wickedness and evil deeds on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in their power.
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.
But he answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.”
For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder,
But this man, who does not belong to their ancestry, collected tithes from Abraham and blessed him who had received the promises.
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you?