Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

For evil thoughts, murder, extramarital affairs, sexual immorality, stealing, perjury, slander --- [all these] come from a person's heart,

New American Standard Bible

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.

King James Version

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Holman Bible

For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

For from the heart comes forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, FALSE witnessings, revilings.

American Standard Version

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

Amplified

For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slanders (verbal abuse, irreverent speech, blaspheming).

Anderson New Testament

For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.

Bible in Basic English

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

out of the heart proceed evil designs, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimony, slanders.

Darby Translation

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;

Godbey New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil reasonings, murders, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.

Goodspeed New Testament

For out of the heart come wicked designs, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witness, impious speech.

John Wesley New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.

Julia Smith Translation

For from the heart come forth evil reflections, slaughters, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, defamations:

King James 2000

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For from the heart come evil plans, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, abusive speech.

Modern King James verseion

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, breaking of wedlock, whoredom, theft, false witness-bearing, blasphemy.

Moffatt New Testament

For out of the heart come evil designs, murder, adultery, sexual vice, stealing, false witness, and slander.

Montgomery New Testament

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

The Emphasized Bible

For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, - murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

for out of the heart proceed wicked reasonings, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies:

Twentieth Century New Testament

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

Webster

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Weymouth New Testament

For out of the heart proceed wicked thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, perjury, impiety of speech.

Williams New Testament

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, immorality, stealing, false witnessing, irreverent speech.

World English Bible

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

Worrell New Testament

For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies:

Worsley New Testament

For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders:

Youngs Literal Translation

for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

Interlinear

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

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

of the heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

ἐξέρχομαι 
Exerchomai 
go out, come, depart, go, go forth, come out, come forth,
Usage: 164

πονηρός 
Poneros 
Usage: 36

διαλογισμός 
Dialogismos 
Usage: 11

φόνος 
Phonos 
Usage: 7

μοιχεία 
Moicheia 
Usage: 2

πορνεία 
Porneia 
Usage: 21

κλοπή 
Klope 
Usage: 0

ψευδομαρτυρία 
Pseudomarturia 
Usage: 1

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 15:19

References

Context Readings

Defilement From Within

18 But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from his heart. These are what [spiritually] corrupt a person. 19 For evil thoughts, murder, extramarital affairs, sexual immorality, stealing, perjury, slander --- [all these] come from a person's heart, 20 and are what corrupt him [spiritually]. But eating [a meal] with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not [spiritually] corrupt him."

Cross References

Galatians 5:19-21

Now those things done by the sinful, physical nature [of a person] are evident; they are these: sexual immorality, moral impurity, indecent conduct,

Matthew 9:4

Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus said, "Why are you having such evil thoughts in your minds?

Mark 7:21-23

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

Acts 8:22

So, repent [i.e., change your heart and life] of such a terrible thing and pray for the Lord to forgive you for even thinking of such a thing. Perhaps He will [if you are really sincere].

Romans 3:10-19

as it is written [Psa. 14:1ff; 53:1ff], "No one [always] does what is right; not even one person.

Romans 7:18

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh, for the desire to do good is present in my heart, but the ability to carry it out [consistently] is not.

Romans 8:7-8

This is because the one whose mind is [controlled] by the flesh is an enemy of God; for he is not obedient to God's law, and in fact, cannot obey it.

Ephesians 2:1-3

And you [Gentiles] were once [spiritually] dead because of your shortcomings and sins.

Titus 3:2-6

to slander no one, to be peaceful, to be considerate [or, "gentle"] and to show every courtesy to all people.

James 1:13-15

No one should say when he is tempted, "God is tempting me," because God cannot be tempted by evil and He does not tempt anyone.

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