Mark 7:21

Mark 7:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
• New International Version (NIV)For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Context of Mark 7:21

19But food does not go into people's minds. It goes into their stomachs and then it passes out of their bodies.’ When Jesus said this, he was teaching that all foods are clean. 20Jesus then said, ‘People become unclean because of what comes out from them, not because of what goes in. Evil thoughts come out from people's minds. As a result they do wrong things. They have sex in wrong ways. They rob people. They murder people. 22They have sex with another man's wife. They are greedy. They are cruel to other people. They deceive people. They live like wild animals. They are jealous of other people. They say bad things about other people. They are proud and foolish. 23All these wrong things begin inside people's minds and then they come out. That is what makes them unclean.’

Mark 7:21 word by word

ἔσωθεν γὰρ ἐκ τῆς καρδίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ διαλογισμοὶ οἱ κακοὶ ἐκπορεύονται πορνεῖαι, κλοπαί, φόνοι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• from withinἔσωθενesōthen · inwardlyG2081
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of the heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• proceedἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• evilκακόςkakos · evil/harm: evilG2556
• thoughtsδιαλογισμόςdialogismos · reasoningG1261
• adulteriesμοιχείαmoicheia · adulteryG3430
• fornicationsπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• murdersφόνοςphonos · murderG5408

Cross-references for Mark 7:21

• Genesis 6:5The Lord saw that men and women on the earth had become very bad. They thought only of evil things all the time.
• Genesis 8:21The Lord smelled the sacrifice and it made him happy. The Lord said to himself, ‘I will never curse the ground again because of the bad things that people do. From the time that they are children, they want to do bad things. But I will never again destroy everything that breathes, as I have done this time.
• Job 14:4People are not clean and pure. Nobody can change them to become pure.
• Job 15:14No one who is human can be truly pure and righteous.
• Job 25:4No human is righteous when he stands in front of God. He cannot be pure.
• Psalms 14:1Only fools say to themselves, ‘There is no God.’ People like that do bad and evil things. None of them do things that are good and right.
• Psalms 53:1A fool thinks that there is no God. People like that are bad. They do evil things. None of them does anything that is good.
• Psalms 58:2No! You do not! You like to think of evil things to do. You make cruel things happen everywhere in the land.
• Proverbs 4:23Be very careful to keep your mind safe. The thoughts that you think make you the person that you are.
• Jeremiah 4:14People of Jerusalem, remove the evil things from your lives. Then the Lord may save you. Do not continue to have wicked ideas.
• Jeremiah 17:9A person's own mind deceives him, more than anything else does. Nobody can change it to be better. Nobody completely understands it.
• Matthew 15:19Evil thoughts come out from people's minds. As a result, they do wrong things. They murder people. They have sex with another man's wife. They have sex in other wrong ways. They rob people. They tell lies about other people. They insult people.
• Matthew 23:25It will be very bad for you, teachers of God's Law and Pharisees. You are hypocrites! You always clean the outside of your cups and plates very carefully. You only clean the outside part that people can see. But on the inside, everything is still dirty. Inside you, your minds are full of bad thoughts. You want to have more things for yourself. You hurt other people to get what you want.
• Luke 16:15Jesus replied, ‘You are happy when people like you. You want them to think that you are good people. But God sees inside you. He knows what you are thinking. The things that many people think are valuable are not valuable to God. He hates those things.’
• Acts 5:4Before you sold the field, it belonged to you. And after you sold the field, the money was yours. You could choose what to do with it. But you chose to do a very bad thing. You did not only tell a lie to us men. You have told a lie to God.’
• Acts 8:22You must turn away from those very bad thoughts. Turn to the Lord and pray that he will forgive you. Then perhaps he will forgive you for these bad thoughts.

Commentaries on Mark 7:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to keep down the evil thoughts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-22These verses list 13 things that truly make a person unclean (morally impure). These actions and wrong desires come from the heart (a person’s inner thoughts and intentions).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:21

• Adultery
• Blasphemy
• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Crime
• Depravity of Man
• Ecclesiasticism
• Heart
• Homicide
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lasciviousness
• Pride
• Sin
• Theft and Thieves

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• Mark, the Gospel According to

Commentaries on Mark 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings