<p>7:23 <em>All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man</em>-&nbsp; The Greek&nbsp;<em>koinoo</em>&nbsp;&quot;defiles&quot; strictly means 'to make common'. The later New Testament uses it in a quite different and spiritual way, speaking of how there is a &quot;common faith&quot; (Tit. 1:4; Jude 3) which means that the community of believers are bound together by what they have &quot;in common&quot; (Acts 2:44; 4:32). The Lord's new Israel had new principles. If the heart was cleansed, then the focus moved from fear of collective&nbsp;<em>defilement</em>&nbsp;to rejoicing in and experiencing what we have&nbsp;<em>in common</em>&nbsp;in Christ.</p>