Mark 7:23
23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person."
Other Translations of Mark 7:23
King James Version
23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
English Standard Version
23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
The Message
23 all these are vomit from the heart. There is the source of your pollution."
New King James Version
23 All these evil things come from within and defile a man."
New Living Translation
23 All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you."
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 7:23
Commentary on Mark 7:14-23
(Read 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 keep down the evil thoughts and affections that work within.