Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
All these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man."
Verse Takeaways
1
The Heart is the True Source
All commentators agree that Jesus's central point is that true spiritual defilement originates from within the human heart, not from external things like food or ritual washing. As one scholar notes, just as a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, a corrupt heart is the source of all evil thoughts, words, and actions.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Mark
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
The main force of this passage is the same as in v.15b: the source of uncleanness in anyone is the heart (Jeremiah 17:9), for that is w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
All these evil things come from within All evil thoughts, words, and actions, take their rise from the inward parts …
Presbyterian
Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corr…
