Mark 7:23 meaning and explanation

All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”

Mark 7:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking privately to His disciples in a house near Galilee, after the crowd has heard the parable about what defiles a person. He has just listed evils that arise from the human heart, and this verse draws the conclusion: defilement is not a matter of outside contact but of what the heart produces.

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