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Berean Standard Bible

“For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,”

Mark 7:21

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The Pharisees criticize Jesus' disciples for eating with unwashed hands. After answering them, Jesus calls the crowd and later explains to the disciples that nothing outside a person can defile him by going in.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

World English Bible (WEB)

For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,

King James Version (KJV)

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

American Standard Version (ASV)

For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque de dentro, del corazón de los hombres, salen los malos pensamientos, los adulterios, las fornicaciones, los homicidios,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

En efecto, de adentro, del corazón humano, salen los malos pensamientos, la inmoralidad sexual, los robos, los asesinatos,

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