# Mark 7.14-19

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.</span>
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> **14. And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Hear me all of you, and understand:</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.</span> 18. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him;</span> 19. because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? This he said, making all meats clean.**
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> 20. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,</span> (Mark 7:12-21, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”</span>
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> **14. He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Hear me, all of you, and understand.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!”</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.</span> 18. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him,</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, thus purifying all foods ?”</span>**
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> 20. He said, <span class="rl-speech">“That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,</span> (Mark 7:12-21, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.</span>
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> **14. And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.</span> 18. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?</span>**
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> 20. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,</span> (Mark 7:12-21, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'</span>
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> **14. And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">If any hath ears to hear, let him hear.'</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,</span> 18. and he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">because it doth not enter into his heart, but into the belly, and into the drain it doth go out, purifying all the meats.'</span>**
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> 20. And he said, <span class="rl-speech">'That which is coming out from the man, that doth defile the man;</span> 21. <span class="rl-speech">for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,</span> (Mark 7:12-21, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/), via [Mark 7.19](/codex/mark-7-19/)
- [Mosaic Law Binding for True Israelites Objection Defeater](/codex/mosaic-law-binding-for-true-israelites-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 7.18](/codex/mark-7-18/), [Mark 7.18-19](/codex/mark-7-18-19/), [Mark 7.19](/codex/mark-7-19/)
- [Ritual Purity Laws Objection Defeater](/codex/ritual-purity-laws-objection-defeater/)
- [Sabbath Breaking Stoning Objection Defeater](/codex/sabbath-breaking-stoning-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 7.18-19](/codex/mark-7-18-19/)

**Concepts:**

- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [Mark 7.19](/codex/mark-7-19/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 7](/codex/mark-7/)
- [Mosaic Law](/codex/mosaic-law/), via [Mark 7.19](/codex/mark-7-19/)
- [Ritual Purity Laws Objection](/codex/ritual-purity-laws-objection/)
- [The Hebrew Israelite Defense](/codex/the-hebrew-israelite-defense/), via [Mark 7.19](/codex/mark-7-19/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.