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Mark 7:23

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

KJV

πάντα ταῦτα τὰ πονηρὰ ἔσωθεν ἐκπορεύεται καὶ κοινοῖ τὸν ἄνθρωπον.

Greek NT

Omnia hæc mala ab intus procedunt, et communicant hominem.

Vulgate

all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

ASV

All these evil things come from within and defile a man.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κοινόω
koinoo
verb · 14×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πονηρός
poneros
adjective · 77×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἄνθρωπος
anthropos
noun · 549×
ἐκπορεύομαι
ekporeuomai
verb · 33×
ἔσωθεν
esothen
adverb · 12×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§574From the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, certain Pharisees and partisans of Herod together with priests and scribes agreed together to destroy him.317 Because of certain acts of his expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the sabbath day, his novel interpretation of the precepts of the Law regarding purity, and his familiarity with tax collectors and public sinners318…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 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.
  • Isa 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Jude 1:8 — Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
  • 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.
  • 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;
  • 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.