Mark 7:21

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Summary

Mark 7:21

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

Out

General references

Leviticus 15:25

Jeremiah 17:9

Bible References

Out

The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, he told himself, "I will never again curse the land because of human beings even though human inclinations remain evil from youth nor will I destroy every living being ever again, as I've done.

Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one!

"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?

How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?

Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.

Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.

As a matter of fact, in your heart you plan iniquities! In the land your hands are violent!

Above everything else guard your heart, because from it flow the springs of life.

Jerusalem, wash your evil from your heart so that you may be delivered. How long will you harbor evil schemes within you?

"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it?

It is out of the heart that evil thoughts come, as well as murder, adultery, sexual immorality, stealing, false testimony, and slander.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but on the inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

So he told them, "You try to justify yourselves in front of people, but God knows your hearts, because what is highly valued by people is detestable to God.

As long as it remained unsold, wasn't it your own? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn't lie only to men, but also to God!"

So repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart's intent may be forgiven you.

For while we were living according to our human nature, sinful passions were at work in our bodies by means of the Law, to bear fruit resulting in death.

That is why the mind that focuses on human nature is hostile toward God. It refuses to submit to the authority of God's Law because it is powerless to do so.

Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity,

After all, we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures, spending our days in malice and jealousy. We were despised, and we hated one another.

Instead, each person is tempted by his own desire, being lured and trapped by it.

Where do those fights and quarrels among you come from? They come from your selfish desires that are at war in your bodies, don't they?

so that he can live the rest of his mortal life guided, not by human desires, but by the will of God.

General references

"When a woman has a continuous discharge of blood many days beyond the time of her menstrual uncleanness, or if she has a discharge that lasts beyond the days of her menstrual uncleanness, her uncleanness is to be treated like the days of her menstruation she's unclean.

"The heart is more deceitful than anything. It is incurable who can know it?