“Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:”
Adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly — the catalog continues: the twelve items in verses 21–22 cover the full range of moral failure available to human beings. The list is not exhaustive but representative; the point is not the specific list but the source: all of these come from within, from the heart. The Pharisees' concern is handwashing; Jesus' concern is the condition of the heart that produces murder, theft, adultery, and deceit.
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