Mark 7:22

Mark 7:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
• New International Version (NIV)adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

Context of Mark 7:22

20And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you. 21For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. 23All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.” 24Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know which house he was staying in, but he couldn’t keep it a secret.

Mark 7:22 word by word

μοιχεῖαι, πλεονεξίαι, πονηρίαι, δόλος, ἀσέλγεια, ὀφθαλμὸς πονηρός, βλασφημία, ὑπερηφανία, ἀφροσύνη·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Theftsκλοπήklopē · theftG2829
• covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexia · greedinessG4124
• wickednessπονηρίαponēria · evilG4189
• deceitδόλοςdolos · deceitG1388
• lasciviousnessἀσέλγειαaselgeia · debaucheryG766
• anὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• evilπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• blasphemyβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• prideὑπερηφανίαhuperēphania · prideG5243
• foolishnessἀφροσύνηaphrosunē · foolishnessG877

Cross-references for Mark 7:22

• Deuteronomy 15:9Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.
• Deuteronomy 28:54The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.
• 1 Samuel 18:8This made Saul very angry. “What’s this?” he said. “They credit David with ten thousands and me with only thousands. Next they’ll be making him their king!”
• Proverbs 23:6Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies.
• Proverbs 28:22Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
• Matthew 20:15Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
• 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah did not respond appropriately to the kindness shown him, and he became proud. So the Lord’s anger came against him and against Judah and Jerusalem.
• Psalms 10:4The wicked are too proud to seek God. They seem to think that God is dead.
• Obadiah 1:3You have been deceived by your own pride because you live in a rock fortress and make your home high in the mountains. ‘Who can ever reach us way up here?’ you ask boastfully.
• 2 Corinthians 10:5We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
• Proverbs 12:23The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their foolishness.
• Proverbs 22:15A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.
• Proverbs 24:9The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker.
• Proverbs 27:22You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
• Ecclesiastes 7:25I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.

Commentaries on Mark 7:22

• 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 7:22

• Blasphemy
• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Crime
• Deceit
• Depravity of Man
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lasciviousness
• Sin
• Theft and Thieves

In the dictionaries

• Evil eye
• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
• String
• Ablution
• Blasphemy
• Deceit
• Evil
• Fool; Folly

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