Mark 7:20

What Defiles a Man

19because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)20He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. 21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

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Berean Standard Bible
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
American Standard Version (1901)
And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.
Free Bible Version
It's what comes out of you that makes you unclean.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then he sayd, That which commeth out of man, that defileth man.
King James (Authorized) Version
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
One Unity Resource Bible
He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
Plain English Version
Then Jesus kept on teaching his followers. He said, “People think inside their heads about bad things, and then they go wrong. They do those bad things, and that makes them no good. These are the things they might do. – They might think about all sorts of bad things. – They might sleep with somebody that is not their own husband or wife, and do what married people do together. – They might steal things. – They might murder somebody. – They might sleep with somebody else’s husband or wife, as if they are married to them. – They might be greedy, and try to get lots of money and things. – They might do really bad things. – They might trick people. – They might do the first bad thing that they think about. – They might want to get something that other people have. – They might rubbish people. – They might think that they themselves are great. – They might only think about what they want for themselves, and do really stupid things. All those bad things come from people thinking the wrong way inside their heads, and those things make people no good.”
Translation for Translators
He also said, “It is the thoughts and actions that come from within people that cause God to consider them unacceptable to him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He said, “It is that which comes out of the person that defiles him.
Noah Webster Bible
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
World English Bible
He said, “That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.
Young's Literal Translation
And he said — 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;