Mark 7:19–27
19because it doesn’t go into his heart, but into his stomach, then into the latrine, making all foods clean?”↗
20He said,“That which proceeds out of the man, that defiles the man.↗
21For from within, out of the hearts of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, sexual sins, murders, thefts,↗
22covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.↗
23All these evil things come from within and defile the man.”↗
24From there he arose and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house and didn’t want anyone to know it, but he couldn’t escape notice.↗
25For a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.↗
26Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.↗
27But Jesus said to her,“Let the children be filled first, for it is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”↗
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