Matthew 15:19-20

“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.”

"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man." - Matthew 15:19-20
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What does Matthew 15:19-20 mean?

Matthew 15:19-20 in the King James Version of the Bible reads as follows: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a…

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The Heart of the Matter: A Devotional on Matthew 15:19-20

In the scriptures, particularly in Matthew 15:19-20, we find a profound teaching from Jesus that invites us to examine the very core of our being: "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: These are the…

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A Prayer for Purity of Heart and Mind

Heavenly Father, I come before You today, my heart bowed in humility and reverence, seeking Your presence and guidance in my life. In the stillness of this moment, I lift up my thoughts toward You, meditating on the gravity of Matthew 15:19-20, where it is written, "For out of…

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Matthew 15:19-20 - "For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them."
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Matthew 19:15 - "And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence."
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Matthew 15:19 - "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:"
Matthew 20:19 - "And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again."
Matthew 20:15 - "Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?"
Matthew 19:20 - "The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?"
"And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence." - Matthew 19:15
"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:" - Matthew 15:19
"These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man." - Matthew 15:20
Matthew 10:19-20 - "But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
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Matthew 18:19-20 - "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them."
Matthew 6:19-20 - "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal."
Matthew 28:19-20 - "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
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"Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?" - Matthew 20:15
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