Parallel Verses

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

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).

An Understandable Version

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

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:

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 from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man; 19  For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander. 20 These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."

Cross References

Galatians 5:19-21

The sins of our earthly nature are unmistakable. They are sins like these--unchastity, impurity, indecency,

Matthew 9:4

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus exclaimed: "Why do your cherish such wicked thoughts?

Mark 7:21-23

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

Acts 8:22

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, that, if possible, you may be forgiven for such a thought;

Romans 3:10-19

As Scripture says-'There is not even one who is righteous,

Romans 7:18

I know that there is nothing good in me-I mean in my earthly nature. For, although it is easy for me to want to do right, to act rightly is not easy.

Romans 8:7-8

Because to be earthly-minded is to be an enemy to God, for such a mind does not submit to the Law of God, nor indeed can it do so.

Ephesians 2:1-3

You yourselves were once dead because of your offenses and sins.

Titus 3:2-6

to be forbearing, and under all circumstances to show a gentle spirit in dealing with others, whoever they may be.

James 1:13-15

Let no one say, when he is tempted, "It is God who is tempting me!" For God, who cannot be tempted to do wrong, does not himself tempt any one.

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