Parallel Verses

Amplified

And He said, “Whatever comes from [the heart of] a man, that is what defiles and dishonors him.

New American Standard Bible

And He was saying, That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then He said, “What comes out of a person—that defiles him.

International Standard Version

Then he continued, "It's what comes out of a person that makes a person unclean,

A Conservative Version

And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man.

American Standard Version

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

An Understandable Version

And He said, "Whatever proceeds out of a man's life is what [spiritually] corrupts him.

Anderson New Testament

And he said: What comes out of the man, is that which defiles the man.

Bible in Basic English

And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.

Common New Testament

And he said, "What comes out of a man is what defiles a man.

Daniel Mace New Testament

but, said he, that which proceeds from a man, is what defiles him:

Darby Translation

And he said, That which goes forth out of the man, that defiles the man.

Godbey New Testament

And He said, Everything proceeding out from the man, that defiles the man.

Goodspeed New Testament

He went on to say, "It is what comes out of a man that pollutes him.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

And he said, That going out of a man, that pollutes a man.

King James 2000

And he said, That which came out of the man, that defiles the man.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he said, "What comes out of a person, that defiles a person.

Modern King James verseion

And He said, That which comes out of the man is what defiles the man.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said, "That defileth a man which cometh out of a man.

Moffatt New Testament

"No," he said, "it is what comes from a man, that is what defiles him.

Montgomery New Testament

"What comes out of a man," he continued, "is what defiles him.

NET Bible

He said, "What comes out of a person defiles him.

New Heart English Bible

He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

But he said, that which comes out of the man, this defiles him;

The Emphasized Bible

And he was saying - That which, out of the man, cometh forth, that, defileth the man;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But, said he, what cometh out of a man, that makes a man unclean.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"It is what comes out from a man," he added, "that defiles him,

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

"What comes out of a man," He added, "that it is which makes him unclean.

Williams New Testament

He kept on saying, "The thing that comes from the inside of a man is the thing that makes him foul,

World English Bible

He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

Worrell New Testament

And He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

Worsley New Testament

But said He, What cometh out of a man, that defileth the man;

Youngs Literal Translation

And he said -- 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

he said
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

ἐκπορεύομαι 
Ekporeuomai 
proceed, go out, go, come, depart, go forth, , vr go forth
Usage: 22

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

the man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἐκεῖνος 
Ekeinos 
that, those, he, the same, they,
Usage: 148

κοινόω 
Koinoo 
Usage: 5

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Mark 7:20

References

Images Mark 7:20

Prayers for Mark 7:20

Context Readings

Defilement From Within

19 since it does not enter his heart, but [only] his stomach, and [from there it] is eliminated?” (By this, He declared all foods ceremonially clean.) 20 And He said, “Whatever comes from [the heart of] a man, that is what defiles and dishonors him. 21 For from within, [that is] out the heart of men, come base and malevolent thoughts and schemes, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Cross References

James 3:6

And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).

Psalm 41:6


And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words,
While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me];
When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].

Micah 2:1

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.

Matthew 12:34-37

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

Mark 7:15

there is nothing outside a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.

Hebrews 7:6

But this person [Melchizedek] who is not from their Levitical ancestry received tithes from Abraham and blessed him who possessed the promises [of God].

James 1:14-15

But each one is tempted when he is dragged away, enticed and baited [to commit sin] by his own [worldly] desire (lust, passion).

James 4:1

What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]?

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