Mark 7:15-19 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

The ritual and the reality of purification. I. THE MOST NATURAL ACT MAY BE PERVERTED INTO A RITUAL SIN . The disciples were seen eating with unholy hands, that is, unwashed! How this came about we are not told; probably it was a case of necessity: there was no water to be had. Probably it was a choice between going without food and being ritually correct, or being ritually incorrect and supplying the wants of nature. II. THE MEANING AND USE OF RITUAL IS... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

The tradition of men in competition with the commandments of God. Pharisees and scribes of Jerusalem had detected some of the disciples of Jesus eating bread "with defiled, that is, with unwashen, hands." "Holding the tradition of the elders" with great tenacity themselves, they demand of the new Teacher a reason for his disciples' departure from the old paths. It was a favorable opportunity for exposing the error of substituting human for Divine precepts, and for placing the external in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

Parallel passage: Matthew 15:1-20 .— Exposure of Pharisaism: its errors and evils. I. DOCTRINE OF DEFILEMENT . 1 . Contents of this chapter. This chapter contains three principal sections. The first section treats of defilement ; the second gives an account of a demon being expelled from the daughter of a Syro-phoenician woman; and the third narrates the cure of a deaf mute. The first section, again, contains the following:—The charge of defilement which the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:14-15

In the Authorized Version the beginning of this verse runs thus: "And when he had called all the people unto him, he said." But according to the best authorities, the adverb πάλιν should be inserted, and the words will run as follows: —And he called to him the multitude again . It is probable that he had waved them from him while he held this discourse with the scribes from Jerusalem. But now he calls the people near to him again, that all might hear that which concerned all alike. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:14-23

The real and the imaginary defilement. The question of "the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes which had come from Jerusalem," yet remains to be answered, Jesus having turned aside to weaken the force of "the tradition of men." The answer is given in the ears of "the multitude." It is simple. "There is nothing from without the man that can defile him:" defilement is of that which proceeds "from within out of the heart of man." The man's heart is the fountain of evil; it is his heart,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:16

This verse has some good authority, but not sufficient to be retained in the text. The Revisers of 1881 have placed it in the margin. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:17

Our Lord, having proclaimed this great principle to the multitude in the presence of their teachers, the scribes and Pharisees, returned into the house (the true reading is here εἰς οἶκον , without the article). It means, of course, the house where he was lodging . And then his disciples asked of him the parable . St. Matthew ( Matthew 15:15 ) says that the question was put to him by St. Peter speaking in the name of the other disciples—another instance of the reserve main-rained in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:18-19

Our Lord had already, in his sermon on the mount, taught his disciples fully wherein purity or impurity of heart consists, and he might, therefore, with good reason, ask them how it was that they, even they who had been so favored by being constantly with him, had forgotten or misunderstood him. Our Lord's illustration is physically accurate. The portion carried off is that which by its removal purifies what remains. The part which is available for nourishment is, in its passage through the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:1-23

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:1-20.Mark 7:1Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him.Mark 7:2Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal.Mark 7:3Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means “up to the wrist” - unless they wash... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 7:14-16

Mark 7:14-16. When he had called all the people unto him See note on Matthew 15:10-11. He said, Hearken unto me, every one of you As if he had said, Hear how absurd the precepts are which the scribes inculcate upon you, and understand the true differences of things. These hypocrites, anxious about trifles, neglect the great duties of godliness and righteousness, which are of unchangeable obligation. They shudder with horror at hands unwashed, but are perfectly easy under the guilt of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:14-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:14-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 7:18-19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 7:1-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 7:14-16

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