Mark

Mark 7:20–22

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,^j ²²greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

Footnotes

j 7:21 Many texts move adultery to verse 22.

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Mark 7:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He continued	Ἔλεγεν	Elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
What	Τὸ	To	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
comes	ἐκπορευόμενον	ekporeuomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1607 I journey out, come forth
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
a	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
that	ἐκεῖνο	ekeino	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
defiles	κοινοῖ	koinoi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2840 I make unclean, regard as unclean

Mark 7:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
within	ἔσωθεν	esōthen	Adverb	G2081 from within, inside
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
hearts	καρδίας	kardias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
of men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
come	ἐκπορεύονται	ekporeuontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1607 I journey out, come forth
evil	κακοὶ	kakoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2556 bad, evil
thoughts	διαλογισμοὶ	dialogismoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1261 a calculation, reasoning, thought, plotting
sexual immorality	πορνεῖαι	porneiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4202 fornication, idolatry
theft	κλοπαί	klopai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G2829 thieving, theft
murder	φόνοι	phonoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5408 murder, slaughter
adultery	μοιχεῖαι	moicheiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3430 adultery

Mark 7:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
greed	πλεονεξίαι	pleonexiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4124 covetousness, avarice
wickedness	πονηρίαι	ponēriai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4189 wickedness, iniquities
deceit	δόλος	dolos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1388 deceit, guile, treachery
debauchery	ἀσέλγεια	aselgeia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G766 wantonness, lewdness
envy	ὀφθαλμὸς	ophthalmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3788 the eye
slander	βλασφημία	blasphēmia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G988 abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy
arrogance	ὑπερηφανία	hyperēphania	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5243 pride, arrogance
foolishness	ἀφροσύνη	aphrosynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G877 want of sense, foolishness

Cross-references

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Mark 7:20 James 3:6 · James 1:14–15 · James 4:1 · Mark 7:15 · Matthew 12:34–37 · Psalm 41:6 · Micah 2:1

Mark 7:21 Jeremiah 17:9 · Romans 8:7–8 · James 4:1–3 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Matthew 15:19 · Acts 8:22 · Ezekiel 38:10 · Matthew 9:4 · James 2:4 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Matthew 23:25–28 · Proverbs 4:23

Mark 7:22 Matthew 20:15 · 2 Corinthians 10:5 · Obadiah 1:3–4 · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · 1 Peter 2:15 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Matthew 6:23 · Deuteronomy 28:54 · Proverbs 27:22 · Proverbs 22:15 · 2 Chronicles 32:25–26 · 1 Samuel 18:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.