Mark 7 · Verse 23

Mark 7:23

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Mark 7:23, King James Version

Mark 7:23 in other translations

BSBAll these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
WEBAll these evil things come from within and defile the man.”
ASVall these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.
YLTall these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'
DARBYall these wicked things go forth from within and defile the man.
BBEAll these evil things come from inside, and make the man unclean.
WebsterAll these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

What does Mark 7:23 mean?

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…

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Mark 7:23 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

πάνταpantaAllG3956
ταῦταtautatheseG3778
τὰta<the>G3588
πονηρὰponēraevilsG4190
ἔσωθενesōthenfrom withinG2081
ἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaigo forthG1607
καὶkaiandG2532
κοινοῖkoinoiit defilesG2840
τὸνtontheG3588
ἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponman.G444

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 7:23

  • 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.

  • Titus 1:15

    Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:17

    If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

  • Jude 1:8

    Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

  • Mark 7:18

    And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
defile.
15,18; 1Co 3:17; Tit 1:15; Jude 1:8

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Context

  • Mark 7:22

    Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

  • Mark 7:23

    All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

  • Mark 7:24

    And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

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Mark 7:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Todas estas maldades de dentro salen, y contaminan al hombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Toutes ces mauvaises choses sortent du dedans et souillent l’homme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		alle diese bösen Dinge gehen von innen heraus und verunreinigen den Menschen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Omnia hæc mala ab intus procedunt, et communicant hominem.