Mark 7:18-23

¹⁸“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,

¹⁹because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)

²⁰He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.

²¹For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

²²greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

²³All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

— Mark 7:18-23

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Defiled!

Devo: What Jesus Did!

"And then [Jesus] added, "It is what comes from inside that defiles you. For from within, out of a person's heart, come evil thoughts, sexual..."

Food Won't Defile

Devo: What Jesus Did!

"Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used. "Don't you..."

From Within: The Heart Inside

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"And then [Jesus] added, "It is what comes from inside that defiles you.""

Cross References for Mark 7:18-23

• Jeremiah 17:9
• James 1:14-15
• James 4:1-3
• Mark 7:15
• Romans 8:7-8
• Galatians 5:19-21
• James 3:6
• Matthew 15:19
• James 4:1
• Acts 8:22

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