Mark 7:20
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
Mark 7:20 in other translations
| BSB | He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. |
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| WEB | He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man. |
| ASV | And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. |
| YLT | And he said--‘That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man; |
| DARBY | And he said, That which goes forth out of the man, that defiles the man. |
| BBE | And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean. |
| Webster | And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. |
What does Mark 7:20 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Defileth the man. Is really polluted, or offensive in the sight of God. They render the soul corrupt and abominable in the sight of God. See Mt 15:18-20. �
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 7:14-23
Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to…
Mark 7:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 7:20
- James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
- James 1:14-15
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
- James 4:1
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
- Mark 7:15
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
- Matthew 12:34-37
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- Psalms 41:6
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
- Micah 2:1
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
- Hebrews 7:6
But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
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Context
- Mark 7:19
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
- Mark 7:20
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
- Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
Mark 7:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas decía, que lo que del hombre sale, aquello contamina al hombre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Ce qui sort de l’homme, c’est là ce qui souille l’homme; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er sagte aber: Was aus dem Menschen ausgeht, das verunreinigt den Menschen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicebat autem, quoniam quæ de homine exeunt, illa communicant hominem. |