Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 15:19 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Matthew 15:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 15 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:”
Matthew 15:19 (KJV)
Commentary on Matthew 15:19
Jesus lists sins originating from the heart: evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. This catalog reveals total depravity—the heart's natural state produces evil continually (Genesis 6:5). Reformed theology emphasizes that sin's root is internal corruption, not external influence. Ethical reformation without heart regeneration fails because the problem is ontological, not merely behavioral. Only the Holy Spirit's regenerating work can produce the new heart (Ezekiel 36:26) that pleases God.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Matthew 15:19
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“out of the hearts of men”
“which are: adultery”
“and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?”
“I am tempted by God, for God can't be tempted by evil”
“not to be contentious”
“for out of it is the wellspring of life.”
“and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
“There is no one righteous; no, not one.,As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:,,,,,,,,”
“wash your heart from wickedness”
“who devises evil continually”