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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 7:3

For , &c. Mark 7:3-4 are interposed by the Figure of speech Parembole ( App-6 ). wash . Greek. nipto. App-136 . oft = diligently. Greek. pugme = with the fist. T reads pukna = often. Syr, reads not . Greek. ou . App-105 . holding = holding fast or firmly. Compare Hebrews 4:14 .Revelation 2:25 . Implying (here) determined adherence to. elders . Always denoting in the Papyri an official class, whether sacred or secular. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 7:4

when they come . Figure of speech Ellipsis (absolute). App-6 . wash = wash themselves (ceremonially). Greek. baptizo. WH R margin read rhantizo = sprinkle (ceremonially). See App-136 . . washing . The ceremonial cleansing effected by means of water (Numbers 8:6 , Numbers 8:7 ). Greek. baptismos = the act of cleansing: not baptisma = the rite or ceremonial of baptism, which is the word in all the other passages, except Mark 7:8 , and Hebrews 6:2 ; Hebrews 9:10 . See App-115 . . pots .... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 7:3

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders; and when they come from the market place, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels).These two verses are a parenthesis containing Mark's explanation of Jewish religious customs for the benefit of his Roman readers. John mentioned the six water-pots at the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 7:5

And the Pharisees and scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?This question of his critics was unworthy of any answer from Jesus; and it is of significance that he did not answer it at all, but on the contrary addressed himself to the prior question regarding the invalid and ridiculous stress that they laid upon their traditions. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 7:3

Mark 7:3. Except they wash their hands oft,— Some render it, up to the wrist. 'Εαν μη πυγμη νιψωνται . Theophylact translates it, up to their elbows; affirming that the word πυγμη denotes the whole of the arm, from the bending to the ends of the fingers: but this sense of the word is altogether unusual: for the word μυγμη properly is, "the hand with the fingers contracted into the palm and made round,—the fist." Theophylact's translation, however, exhibits the Evangelist's meaning; for the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 7:1-23

3. The controversy with the Pharisees and scribes over defilement 7:1-23 (cf. Matthew 15:1-20)This confrontation played an important part in Jesus’ decision to withdraw from Galilee again (Mark 7:24; cf. Mar_2:1 to Mar_3:6). Along with mounting popularity (Mark 6:53-56) came increasing opposition from the Jewish religious leaders. This section is essentially another block of Jesus’ teaching. It revealed Jesus further and continued the preparation of the disciples for what lay ahead of them. In... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 7:3-4

These verses do not appear in Matthew’s parallel account. They explain Pharisaic tradition for those unfamiliar with it such as Mark’s original Gentile readers. In Jesus’ day the Jews communicated the traditions of the elders orally from generation to generation. About A.D. 200 the rabbis completed compiling these into the Mishnah, which became the basis for the Talmud (ca. A.D. 425). The Pharisees customarily washed themselves after visiting the marketplace to rid themselves of the defilement... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 7:5

The critics asked Jesus for an explanation of His disciples’ conduct because, as their teacher, He was responsible for them. They suspected that the disciples’ failure to wash properly indicated that Jesus disregarded all the traditions of the elders. Walking is a Hebrew figure of speech meaning habitual conduct (e.g., Genesis 5:24; Psalms 1:1). It occurs frequently in John’s Gospel and in Paul’s epistles. read more

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