Matthew

Matthew 15:18–19

¹⁸But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. ¹⁹For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.

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Matthew 15:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
the things	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
that come	ἐκπορευόμενα	ekporeuomena	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1607 I journey out, come forth
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
mouth	στόματος	stomatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech
come	ἐξέρχεται	exerchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
heart	καρδίας	kardias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
and these things	κἀκεῖνα	kakeina	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2548 and he, she, it, and that
defile	κοινοῖ	koinoi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2840 I make unclean, regard as unclean
a	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
man	ἄνθρωπον	anthrōpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race

Matthew 15:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
out of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
heart	καρδίας	kardias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
come	ἐξέρχονται	exerchontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
evil	πονηροί	ponēroi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4190 evil, bad, wicked
thoughts	διαλογισμοὶ	dialogismoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1261 a calculation, reasoning, thought, plotting
murder	φόνοι	phonoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5408 murder, slaughter
adultery	μοιχεῖαι	moicheiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3430 adultery
sexual immorality	πορνεῖαι	porneiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G4202 fornication, idolatry
theft	κλοπαί	klopai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G2829 thieving, theft
false testimony	ψευδομαρτυρίαι	pseudomartyriai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G5577 false testimony
slander	βλασφημίαι	blasphēmiai	Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G988 abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy

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Matthew 15:18 Proverbs 15:28 · Matthew 12:34 · Matthew 15:11 · James 3:6–10 · Proverbs 15:2 · Proverbs 10:32 · Proverbs 6:12 · 1 Samuel 24:13 · Luke 19:22 · Psalm 36:3

Matthew 15:19 Mark 7:21–23 · Galatians 5:19–21 · Jeremiah 17:9 · James 1:13–15 · Titus 3:2–6 · Proverbs 4:23 · Genesis 6:5 · Romans 3:10–19 · Jeremiah 4:14 · Acts 8:22 · Proverbs 6:14 · Psalm 119:113

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.