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Mar 7:15 — There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

There		Though it is very true, says Dr. Doddridge, that a man may bring guilt upon himself by eating to excess, and a Jew, by eating what was forbidden by the Mosaic law; yet still the pollution would arise from the wickedness of the heart, and be just proportionable to it, which is all our LORD asserts.
nothing		Mar 7:18-20; Lev 11:42-47; Act 10:14-16,28; Act 11:8-10; Act 15:20,21; Rom 14:17; 1Cr 10:25; 1Ti 4:3-5; Tts 1:15; Hbr 9:10; Hbr 13:9
but		Mar 7:20-23; Pro 4:23; Mat 12:34; Mat 15:16

Correlating Passages

nothing

	Mar 7:18	And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;
	Mar 7:19	Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
	Mar 7:20	And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
	Lev 11:42	Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they [are] an abomination.
	Lev 11:43	Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
	Lev 11:44	For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
	Lev 11:45	For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy.
	Lev 11:46	This [is] the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
	Lev 11:47	To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
	Act 10:14	But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.
	Act 10:15	And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
	Act 10:16	This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.
	Act 10:28	And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
	Act 11:8	But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth.
	Act 11:9	But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
	Act 11:10	And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven.
	Act 15:20	But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things strangled, and [from] blood.
	Act 15:21	For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.
	Rom 14:17	For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
	1Cr 10:25	Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
	1Ti 4:3	Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
	1Ti 4:4	For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
	1Ti 4:5	For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
	Tts 1:15	Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
	Hbr 9:10	[Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.
	Hbr 13:9	Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

but

	Mar 7:20	And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
	Mar 7:21	For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
	Mar 7:22	Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
	Mar 7:23	All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
	Pro 4:23	Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it [are] the issues of life.
	Mat 12:34	O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
	Mat 15:16	And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

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Scott, Thomas. "Mark 7:15," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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