Mark - 7:20

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20 He said, "That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 7:20.

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And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.
But he said that the things which come out from a man, they defile a man.
And he said, That which goes forth out of the man, that defiles the man.
And he said, 'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;
And he said, That which comes out of the man, that defiles the man.
"What comes out of a man," He added, "that it is which makes him unclean.
And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.
"But," he said "the things which go out from a man, these pollute a man.
"It is what comes out from a person," he added, "that defiles them,

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Hat which cometh out of the man - His words; the expression of his thoughts and feelings; his conduct, as the development of inward malice, anger, covetousness, lust, etc.
Defileth the man - Makes him really polluted or offensive in the sight of God. This renders the soul corrupt and abominable in his sight. See Matthew 15:18-20.

And he said,.... Continued to say in his discourse; though this is left but in the Syriac version;
that which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man; meaning, not his excrements, which were unclean by the law, Deuteronomy 23:13 but what comes out of his heart, by his mouth; or is expressed in action, as appears by what follows; See Gill on Matthew 15:18.

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