20 And He said, (A)“What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. 21 (B)For from within, out of the heart of men, (C)proceed evil thoughts, (D)adulteries, (E)fornications, murders, 22 thefts, (F)covetousness, wickedness, (G)deceit, (H)lewdness, an evil eye, (I)blasphemy, (J)pride, foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

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20 And He was saying, (A)That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person. 21 For from within, out of the [a]hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery, 22 deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, [b](B)envy, slander, [c]pride, and foolishness. 23 All these evil things come from within and defile the person.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:21 heart
  2. Mark 7:22 Lit an evil eye
  3. Mark 7:22 Or arrogance

20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed,(A) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

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20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

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