Mark 7:15-22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 7:1-23

One great design of Christ's coming, was, to set aside the ceremonial law which God made, and to put an end to it; to make way for which he begins with the ceremonial law which men had made, and added to the law of God's making, and discharges his disciples from the obligation of that; which here he doth fully, upon occasion of the offence which the Pharisees took at them for the violation of it. These Pharisees and scribes with whom he had this argument, are said to come from Jerusalem down... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 7:14-23

7:14-23 He called the crowd to him again and said, "Listen to me, all of you and understand. There is nothing which goes into a man from outside which can render him unclean; but it is the things which come out of a man which render the man unclean." When he came into the house, away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about this hard saying. He said to them, "So, then, are you too unable to grasp things? Do you not understand that everything that goes into a man from outside cannot... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:15

There is nothing from without a man ,.... As any sort of food and drink, whether it be received, with, or without washing of the hands: that entering into him can defile him ; in a moral sense, or render him loathsome and unacceptable in the sight of God: but the things which come out of him ; the Arabic: version reads, "out of the mouth of man", as in Matthew 15:11 , for the things are, all sinful words which proceed from the imaginations and lusts of the heart; as all idle,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:16

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. See Gill on Matthew 11:15 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:17

And when he was entered into the house ,.... Very probably at Capernaum, and it may be the house of Simon and Andrew, where he used to be when there: from the people ; being separated from them, having dismissed and left them, when he and his disciples were by themselves alone: his disciples asked him concerning the parable ; that saying of his to the people, which was somewhat dark and intricate to them; that nothing without a man going into him defiled him, but what comes out of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:18

And he saith unto them ,.... With some warmth of spirit and resentment, at their stupidity: are ye so without understanding also ? As well as others, and to such a degree; and "yet", as Matthew expresses it, Matthew 15:16 , so wretchedly stupid, and so long, and as much, as others: do ye not perceive ? common sense will tell you, that whatsoever thing from, without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him ; See Gill on Matthew 15:16 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:19

Because it entereth not into his heart ,.... Which is the seat and fountain of all moral pollution; and if that is not defiled, no other part can be; and that that is not defiled by eating and drinking, unless in case of intemperance, is clear; because food and drink do not go into it: but into the belly ; it is taken in at the mouth, goes down the throat, and is received into the stomach, and from thence it passes through the bowels: and goeth into the draught ; בית הכסא , "the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:20

And he said ,.... Continued to say in his discourse; though this is left but in the Syriac version; that which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man ; meaning, not his excrements, which were unclean by the law, Deuteronomy 23:13 but what comes out of his heart, by his mouth; or is expressed in action, as appears by what follows; See Gill on Matthew 15:18 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the heart of man ,.... The inside of man is very bad, his inward part is not only wicked, but wickedness itself, yea, very wickedness, Psalm 5:9 , in him dwells no good thing naturally, his heart is wicked, and desperately so; it is full of evil; and out of the abundance of it, proceed the evil things hereafter mentioned; all its powers and faculties are vitiated, there is no place clean; the understanding and judgment are dreadfully corrupted; the mind and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 7:22

Thefts ,.... These also are mentioned in Matthew, but Mark omits "false witnesses", and adds the following; which, excepting "blasphemy", are not taken notice of by the other evangelists; covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness ; See Gill on Matthew 15:19 . read more

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