20 He went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them.
20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
20 And he said, "What comes out of a person is what defiles him.
20 He went on: "It's what comes out of a person that pollutes:
20 And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man.
20 And then he added, "It is what comes from inside that defiles you.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 7:20
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.