English Standard Version
Mark 7:21
21For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
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,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
- New Living Translation (NLT)For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
Context of Mark 7:21
19since it enters not his heart but his stomach, and is expelled?" (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 20And he said, "What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
Read all of Mark 7Mark 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 the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Genesis 8:21And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
- Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.
- Job 15:14What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
- Job 25:4How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?
- Psalms 14:1The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
- Psalms 53:1The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
- Psalms 58:2No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth.
- Proverbs 4:23Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
- Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
- Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.
- Matthew 23:25"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Luke 16:15And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
- Acts 5:4While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God."
- Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
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
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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
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