Mark 7:20-23

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²⁰He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. ²¹For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, ²²adultery, greed,^(A) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. ²³All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”

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Romans 3:10-18

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¹⁰As it is written:

“There is no one righteous, not even one;
¹¹    there is no one who understands;
    there is no one who seeks God.
¹²All have turned away,
    they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
    not even one.”^[a]^(A)
¹³“Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”^[b]^(B)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”^[c]^(C)
¹⁴    “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”^[d]^(D)
¹⁵“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
¹⁶    ruin and misery mark their ways,
¹⁷and the way of peace they do not know.”^[e]^(E)
¹⁸    “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”^[f]^(F)

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Footnotes

Romans 3:12 Psalms 14:1-3; 53:1-3; Eccles. 7:20
Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)
Romans 3:17 Isaiah 59:7,8
Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1

Romans 3:23-24

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²³for all have sinned^(A) and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴and all are justified^(B) freely by his grace^(C) through the redemption^(D) that came by Christ Jesus.

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1 Timothy 1:15-16

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¹⁵Here is a trustworthy saying^(A) that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners^(B)—of whom I am the worst. ¹⁶But for that very reason I was shown mercy^(C) so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience^(D) as an example for those who would believe^(E) in him and receive eternal life.^(F)