Mark 7:21

Defilement From Within

²⁰ And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications, ²² thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

Out of the Heart

Sexual Immorality

Hearts Of Men

Mark

Matthew 9:4

And Jesus seeing their thoughts, said, Wherefore have ye evil thoughts in your hearts?

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, blasphemies.

Matthew 23:25-28

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and the platter, but within they are full of robbery and licentiousness.

Luke 16:15

And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts; for that which is highly exalted among men is an abomination before God.

Acts 5:4

While it remained, was it not thine own? And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why didst thou conceive this thing in thy heart? Thou didst not lie to men, but to God.

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray the Lord, if haply the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, the affections of sins, which were through the Law, were working in our members to bear fruit unto death.

Romans 7:8

But sin, seizing the opportunity, wrought in me by means of the commandment all manner of sinful desire; for without the Law sin is dead.

Romans 8:7-8

Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it doth not submit itself to the Law of God, neither indeed can it.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are manifest; such as fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,

Titus 3:3

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

James 1:14-15

But each one is tempted when by his own lust he is led away and enticed;

James 2:4

have ye not been partial among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

James 4:1-3

Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?

1 Peter 4:2-3

that ye may no longer live the remaining time in the flesh after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.