18 Bible Verses about Defilement
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It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;
There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can 'defile' him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him."
If any one destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him; for the Temple of God is sacred, and so also are you.
These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted.
These are the men who never defiled themselves in their intercourse with women; they are as pure as virgins. These are the men who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed as the first-fruits of mankind for God and for the Lamb.
Take care that no one fails to use the loving help of God, 'that no bitterness is allowed to take root and spring up, and cause trouble,' and so poison the whole community.
"What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him,
Let marriage be honoured by all and the married life be pure; for God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.
for the immoral, for people guilty of sodomy, for slave-dealers, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else is opposed to sound Christian teaching--
If, after having escaped the polluting influences of the world, through knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, men are again entangled in them, and give way to them, their last state has become worse than their first.
'Never shall any unhallowed thing enter it,' nor he whose life is shameful and false, but only 'those whose names have been written in the Lamb's Book of Life.'
"No, Lord, I cannot," answered Peter, "for I have never eaten anything 'defiled' and 'unclean'."
From Thematic Bible
Defilement » Of sin
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Defilement » What defiles a man
And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a very world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of the Pit.
Then Jesus called the people to him, and said: "Listen, and mark my words. It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
Then Jesus called the people to him again, and said: "Listen to me, all of you, and mark my words. There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can 'defile' him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him." OMITTED TEXT read more.
When Jesus went indoors, away from the crowd, his disciples began questioning him about this saying. "What, do even you understand so little?" exclaimed Jesus. "Do not you see that there is nothing external to a man, which by going into a man, can 'defile' him, Because it does not pass into his heart, but into his stomach, and is afterwards got rid of?--in saying this Jesus pronounced all food 'clean.' "It is what comes out from a man," he added, "that defiles him, For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, Greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, haughtiness, folly; All these wicked things come from within, and do defile a man."
Defilement » Caused by » Touching carcass of an unclean thing
Defilement » Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel
Again he was aware of a voice which said-- "What God has pronounced 'clean', do not regard as 'defiled'."
Through my union with the Lord Jesus, I know and am persuaded that nothing is 'defiling in itself.' A thing is 'defiling' only to him who holds it to be so.
Since, with Christ, you became dead to the puerile teaching of this world, why do you submit, as though your life were still that of the world, To such ordinances as 'Do not handle, or taste, or touch'? For all the things referred to in them cease to exist when used. You are following mere human directions and instructions.
Defilement » Ceremonial
From Caiaphas they took Jesus to the Government House. It was early in the morning. But they did not enter the Government House themselves, lest they should become 'defiled,' and so be unable to eat the Passover.
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a dead body or a bone
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Making and serving idols
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Eating unclean things
And saw that the heavens were open, and that something like a great sail was descending, let down by its four corners towards the earth.
"No, Lord, I cannot," answered Peter, "for I have never eaten anything 'defiled' and 'unclean'."
Defilement » of priests
Defilement » priests » Specially required to avoid
Defilement » Not defiling
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The land
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a dead beast
Defilement » priests » Not to eat holy things while under
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Having a leprosy
Defilement » priests » To decide in all cases of
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The sanctuary
Defilement » Illustrative » Of sin
It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"
But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;
Defilement » Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Having an issue, &c
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
Defilement » What defiles the house of God
Defilement » Caused by » Leprosy
Defilement » Laws relating to
Defilement » Causes of, improperly enlarged by tradition
They had noticed that some of his disciples ate their food with their hands 'defiled,' by which they meant unwashed.
These are the things that defile a man; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
Defilement » Illustrative » Of unholy doctrines
Do not you know that you are God's Temple, and that God's Spirit has his home in you? If any one destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him; for the Temple of God is sacred, and so also are you.
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the dead
Defilement » Caused by » Menses
Defilement » Those that defile the temple of God
Do not you know that you are God's Temple, and that God's Spirit has his home in you? If any one destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him; for the Temple of God is sacred, and so also are you.
Defilement » Caused by » Childbirth
When the period of purification of mother and child, enjoined by the Law of Moses, came to an end, his parents took the child up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord,
Defilement » Those that defile themselves
Defilement » Forbidden to the jews
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » Furniture, &c
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching anything defiled by an issue, &c
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Mourning for the dead
Defilement » Caused by » Gonorrhea
Defilement » Cleansed by legal ablutions
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » Garments
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » Houses
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Going into a leprous house
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Eating things that died
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Following the sins of the heathen
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Seeking after wizards
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Giving children to molech
Defilement » priests » Punished for eating of the holy things while under
Defilement » Child-bearing
Defilement » Things liable to ceremonial » The person
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Gathering ashes of the red heifer
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Being alone with a dead body
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching an unclean person
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Touching a grave
Defilement » Those that are defiled
Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted. They profess to know God, but by their actions they disown him. They are degraded and self-willed; and, as far as anything good is concerned, they are utterly worthless.
Defilement » Those under, removed from the camp
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Sacrificing the red heifer
Defilement » Ceremonial caused by » Burning the red heifer
Defilement » Moral, caused by » Blood shedding
Defilement » Caused by » Killing in battle
Defilement » Caused by » Spermatorrhea
Defilement » Moral, punished
Defilement » Who defiles the flesh
Like Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns near them, which gave themselves up to fornication, and fell into unnatural vice, these angels now stand out as a warning, undergoing, as they are, the punishment of aeonian fire. Yet in the very same way these men, too, cherishing vain dreams, pollute our human nature, reject control, and malign the Mighty.
Defilement » Contact with sinners falsely supposed to cause
From Caiaphas they took Jesus to the Government House. It was early in the morning. But they did not enter the Government House themselves, lest they should become 'defiled,' and so be unable to eat the Passover.
Defilement » Caused by » Copulation
Defilement » Egyptian usage, concerning
Evil » Associations » Results of » Defilement
Topics on Defilement
Defilement, By Sin
Revelation 14:4These are the men who never defiled themselves in their intercourse with women; they are as pure as virgins. These are the men who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were redeemed as the first-fruits of mankind for God and for the Lamb.
Defilement, Objects Of
1 Corinthians 8:7Still, it is not every one that has this knowledge. Some people, because of their association with idols, continued down to the present time, eat the food as food offered to an idol; and their consciences, while still weak, are dulled.
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