KJV ORIGINAL
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Because all the really dark stuff — evil thoughts, murder, cheating, sexual sin, stealing, lying about people, disrespecting God — it all starts in your heart.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Your heart is where all the messy stuff begins, so that's where the real work needs to happen.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Matthew was likely written by a Jewish Christian author to a community of Jewish Christians, possibly in Syria, around 70-90 CE. It was written to present Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, to provide instruction for a Jewish Christian community, and to address their relationship with Jewish law and tradition.
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