Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth, - fornications, thefts,

New American Standard Bible

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

King James Version

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Holman Bible

For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

International Standard Version

because it's from within, from the human heart, that evil thoughts come, as well as sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

A Conservative Version

For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,

American Standard Version

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Amplified

For from within, [that is] out the heart of men, come base and malevolent thoughts and schemes, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries,

An Understandable Version

For from within, out of people's hearts, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, extramarital affairs,

Anderson New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the purposes which are evil: adulteries, lewd actions, murders,

Bible in Basic English

Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

Common New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil thoughts, fornications, theft, murder, adultery,

Daniel Mace New Testament

for from within, from the heart of man proceed wicked designs, adulteries, fornications, murders; thefts,

Darby Translation

For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Godbey New Testament

For within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil reasonings, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Goodspeed New Testament

For it is from inside, from men's hearts, that designs of evil come; immorality, stealing, murder, adultery,

John Wesley New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of man proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Julia Smith Translation

For within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil reflections, adulteries, fornications, murders,

King James 2000

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Lexham Expanded Bible

For from within, from the heart of people, come evil plans, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders,

Modern King James verseion

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder,

Moffatt New Testament

From within, from the heart of man, the designs of evil come: sexual vice, stealing, murder,

Montgomery New Testament

From within, from the heart of man, proceed evil purposes??22 fornication, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, wantonness, envy, slander, arrogance, reckless folly??23 all these wicked things issue from within and defile a man."

NET Bible

For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

New Heart English Bible

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

Noyes New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,

Sawyer New Testament

for from within, from the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For from within out of the heart of men proceed wicked reasonings, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Twentieth Century New Testament

For it is from within, out of the hearts of men, that there come evil thoughts--unchastity, theft, murder, adultery,

Webster

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Weymouth New Testament

For from within, out of men's hearts, their evil purposes proceed--fornication, theft, murder, adultery,

Williams New Testament

for from the inside, that is, from the hearts of men, designs for doing evil come, sexual immorality, stealing, murder,

World English Bible

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

Worrell New Testament

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Worsley New Testament

for out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts,

Youngs Literal Translation

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

ἔσωθεν 
Esothen 
Usage: 4

out
ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

of the heart
καρδία 
Kardia 
Usage: 116

of men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

ἐκπορεύομαι 
Ekporeuomai 
proceed, go out, go, come, depart, go forth, , vr go forth
Usage: 22

κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

διαλογισμός 
Dialogismos 
Usage: 11

μοιχεία 
Moicheia 
Usage: 2

πορνεία 
Porneia 
Usage: 21

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Mark 7:21

References

Context Readings

Defilement From Within

20 And he was saying - That which, out of the man, cometh forth, that, defileth the man; 21 For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth, - fornications, thefts, 22 murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, foolishness, -

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:9

Deceitful is the heart above all things And, dangerously wayward, - Who can know it?

Genesis 6:5

Then Yahweh saw that great, was the wickedness of man in the earth, and that, every purpose of the devices of his heart, was only wicked all the day;

Genesis 8:21

And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground for man's sake, although the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth, - neither will I again, any more smite every living thing, as I have done.

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!

Job 15:14-16

What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman?

Job 25:4

How then shall, a mortal, be just with GOD? Or how shall he be pure who is born of a woman?

Psalm 14:1

The impious hath said in his heart - There is no God! They have acted corruptly, they have done an abominable deed, there is none that doeth good.

Psalm 14:3

The whole, have turned aside, Together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, not so much as, one!

Psalm 53:1

The impious hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have acted corruptly, They have wrought abominable perversity, There is none that doeth good: -

Psalm 53:3

They all, have turned back, together have they become tainted, - There is none that doeth good, Not so much as, one!

Psalm 58:2-3

Aye! ye all do work, perversity, - Throughout the land, your hands, weigh out, violence!

Proverbs 4:23

Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

Proverbs 15:25

The house of proud men, will Yahweh tear down, but he will maintain the boundary of the widow.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet, to mischief, do run, And they speed to shed innocent blood, - Their devices, are devices of iniquity, Wasting and destruction, are in their high roads;

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash from wickedness thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, - How long, shall lodge within thee thy wicked devices?

Ezekiel 38:10

Thus saith My Lord, Yahweh, - So shall it be in that day, that thoughts will come p on thy heart.- And thou wt devise a wicked device;

Matthew 9:4

And Jesus, knowing, their inward thoughts, said, - To what end are ye cherishing evil thoughts within your hearts?

Matthew 15:19

For, out of the heart, come forth wicked designs, - murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, profane speakings:

Matthew 23:25-28

Alas for you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites; because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, - while, within, they are full of plunder and intemperance.

Luke 16:15

And he said unto them - Ye, are they who justify themselves before men, but, God, knoweth your hearts; because, that which amongst men is lofty, is an abomination before God.

Acts 5:4

While it remained, was it not, as thine own, it remained? and, when sold, was it not, in thine own authority, that it still continued? Why was it that thou didst contrive in thy heart this deed? Thou hast not dealt falsely with men but, with God.

Acts 8:22

Repent, therefore, from this thy baseness, and entreat of the Lord - whether, after all, the purpose of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;

Romans 7:5

For, when we were in the flesh, the susceptibilities of sins which were through the law, used to be energized in our members unto the bringing forth of fruit unto death;

Romans 7:8

Howbeit sin taking, occasion - through the commandment, wrought out in me all manner of coveting; for, apart from law, sin is dead; -

Romans 8:7-8

Inasmuch as, what is preferred by the flesh, is hostile towards God, for, unto the law of God, it doth not submit itself, neither in fact can it. -

Galatians 5:19-21

Manifest, however, are the works of the flesh, which, indeed, are - fornication, impurity, wantonness,

Titus 3:3

For, even we, used, at one time, to be - thoughtless, unyielding, deceived, in servitude unto manifold covetings and pleasures, in malice and envy, leading on, detestable, hating one another.

James 1:14-15

But, each one, is tempted, when, by his own coveting, he is drawn out and enticed,

James 2:4

Would ye not have been led to make distinctions among yourselves, and have become judges with wicked reasonings?

James 4:1-3

Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence - due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members?

1 Peter 4:2-3

To the end that, no longer, in men's covetings, but in God's will, ye may live, the still remaining time.

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