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Mark 7:18-23

18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him ‘unclean’?

19 For it doesn’t go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods “clean.”)

20 He went on: “What comes out of a man is what makes him ‘unclean.’

21 For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

22 greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.

23 All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’”

Cross References for Mark 7:18-23

1 Corinthians 3:2 - I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not r... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:2 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 3:2

Leviticus 11:8 - You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:8 Click to read the verse Leviticus 11:8

Hebrews 5:11 - Warning Against Falling Away We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 5:11 Click to read the verse Hebrews 5:11

Jeremiah 5:4-5 - I thought, “These are only the poor; they are foolish, for they do not know the way of the Lord... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:4-5 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 5:4-5

Luke 24:25 - He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets h... Click to read the verse Luke 24:25 Click to read the verse Luke 24:25

Matthew 15:16 - “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. Click to read the verse Matthew 15:16 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:16

John 3:10 - “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? Click to read the verse John 3:10 Click to read the verse John 3:10

Mark 16:14 - Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith... Click to read the verse Mark 16:14 Click to read the verse Mark 16:14

Mark 7:23 - All these evils come from inside and make a man ‘unclean.’” Click to read the verse Mark 7:23 Click to read the verse Mark 7:23

Matthew 15:16-17 - “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. Click to read the verse Matthew 15:16-17 Click to read the verse Matthew 15:16-17

Mark 4:13 - Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any p... Click to read the verse Mark 4:13 Click to read the verse Mark 4:13

Matthew 16:11 - How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard ... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:11

Matthew 13:51 - “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied. Click to read the verse Matthew 13:51 Click to read the verse Matthew 13:51

Matthew 16:9 - Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how ... Click to read the verse Matthew 16:9 Click to read the verse Matthew 16:9

Mark 6:52 - for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. Click to read the verse Mark 6:52 Click to read the verse Mark 6:52

Isaiah 28:9-10 - “Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from... Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:9-10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 28:9-10

Mark 9:32 - But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it. Click to read the verse Mark 9:32 Click to read the verse Mark 9:32