Mark 7:18-22
Mark 7:18
And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding as well? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the person from outside cannot defile him,
Mark 7:19
because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and is eliminated?” (Thereby He declared all foods clean.)
Mark 7:20
And He was saying, “That which comes out of the person, that is what defiles the person.
Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the hearts of people, come the evil thoughts, acts of sexual immorality, thefts, murders, acts of adultery,
Mark 7:22
deeds of greed, wickedness, deceit, indecent behavior, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.