Mark 7:14-24
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When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, "Hear Me, everyone, and understand: |
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There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. |
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If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear! |
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When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. |
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So He said to them, "Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, |
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because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods? |
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And He said, "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. |
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For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, |
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thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. |
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All these evil things come from within and defile a man. |
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From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. |