^30 (A)So keep my charge never to practise ^(B)any of these abominable customs that were practised before you, and never to make yourselves unclean by them: ^(C)I am the Lord your God.”

¹⁹ For out of the heart come ^(A)evil thoughts, ^(B)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, ^(C)slander. ^20 (D)These are what defile a person. But ^(E)to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

²¹ For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, ^(A)murder, adultery, ²² coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^(B)sensuality, ^(C)envy, ^(D)slander, ^(E)pride, ^(F)foolishness. ^23 (G)All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”