Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

International Standard Version

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

A Conservative Version

For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

For from within, [that is] out the heart of men, come base and malevolent thoughts and schemes, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries,

An Understandable Version

For from within, out of people's hearts, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, extramarital affairs,

Anderson New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the purposes which are evil: adulteries, lewd actions, murders,

Bible in Basic English

Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

Common New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery,

Daniel Mace New Testament

for from within, from the heart of man proceed wicked designs, adulteries, fornications, murders; thefts,

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

For it is from inside, from men's hearts, that designs of evil come; immorality, stealing, murder, adultery,

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders,

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder,

Moffatt New Testament

From within, from the heart of man, the designs of evil come: sexual vice, stealing, murder,

Montgomery New Testament

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

NET Bible

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

New Heart English Bible

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

Noyes New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,

Sawyer New Testament

for from within, from the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications,

The Emphasized Bible

For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth, - fornications, thefts,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For from within out of the heart of men proceed wicked reasonings, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Twentieth Century New Testament

For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed--fornication, theft, murder, adultery,

Williams New Testament

for from the inside, that is, from the hearts of men, designs for doing evil come, sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

World English Bible

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

for out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts,

Youngs Literal Translation

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ἔσωθεν 
Esothen 
Usage: 4

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

of the heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

of men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

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

κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

διαλογισμός 
Dialogismos 
Usage: 11

μοιχεία 
Moicheia 
Usage: 2

πορνεία 
Porneia 
Usage: 21

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Mark 7:21

References

Context Readings

Defilement From Within

20 And he said, "What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

Genesis 6:5

The 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 8:21

And 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 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.

Job 15:14-16

What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?

Job 25:4

How then can man be in the right before God? How can he who is born of woman be pure?

Psalm 14:1

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

Psalm 14:3

They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

Psalm 53:1

The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

Psalm 53:3

They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

Psalm 58:2-3

No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth.

Proverbs 4:23

Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.

Proverbs 15:25

The LORD tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; desolation and destruction are in their highways.

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

Ezekiel 38:10

"Thus says the Lord GOD: On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme

Matthew 9:4

But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you think evil in your hearts?

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

Luke 16:15

And 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 5:4

While 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 men but to God."

Acts 8:22

Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

Romans 7:5

For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.

Romans 7:8

But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead.

Romans 8:7-8

For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; indeed, it cannot.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

James 1:14-15

But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.

James 2:4

have you not then made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 4:1-3

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

1 Peter 4:2-3

so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.

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