Mark 7:20-23

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 7:20

And he said, that which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man.This truth appeared dramatic enough on the occasion when Jesus uttered it, but it was not a new thing at all, having been emphatically taught in the Old Testament. The "heart" is mentioned no less than 74 times in the Book of Proverbs alone where it is set forth as the fountain source of all that comes out of life. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life" (Proverbs 4:23). The Pharisaical... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the heart of evil men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, covetings, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness: all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.Here Jesus named a round dozen actions and vices which are the source of actual human defilement and contrasting sharply with the ceremonial defilement so important to the Pharisees. Sanner pointed out that in the Received Greek text... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 7:22

Mark 7:22. Thefts, &c.— Thefts, avarice, malice, fraud, lasciviousness, envy, slander, pride, vanity: Mark 7:23. All these vices, &c. The word 'Αφροσυνη, which our bible translation renders foolishness, stands directly opposed to Σωφροσυνη, or sobriety of thought and discourse; and therefore particularly signifies the wild sallies of the imagination, and extravagant passions and appetites; and consequently must include a great many immoralities, not touched on in the preceding... 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 7:14-23

Jesus’ teaching about the true nature of defilement 7:14-23Jesus continued His response to the critics by focusing on the particular practice that they had objected to (Mark 7:5). The question of what constituted defilement was very important. The Jews had wandered far from God’s will in this matter because of their traditions. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 7:20-23

Jesus repeated and became more specific so the disciples would understand Him. The list of sins proceeds from six actions to six attitudes (cf. Romans 1:29-31; Galatians 5:19-23). Matthew’s record included only six sins. Evil thoughts are the ground out of which the evil actions and attitudes grow. The order in the text is true to life. Sin proceeds from the heart (human nature) to the thoughts (human mind) to actions (human deeds).This controversy with the Pharisees and the scribes was a... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Mark 7:22

7:22 covetousness, (h-2) Lit. 'covetousnesses.' As 'greedy unsatisfied lust,' Ephesians 4:19 . see Note. Ephesians 5:3 . language, (i-10) Lit. 'blasphemy,' as Ephesians 4:31 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 7:1-37

Eating with Unwashed Hands. the Syrophoenician Woman. Healing of a Deaf Man1-23. Eating with unwashed hands (Matthew 15:1). See on Mt.3, 4. A note added by St. Mark for the benefit of his Gentile readers, who would not be familiar with Jewish customs. St. Matthew’s Jewish readers needed no such explanation. 3. Wash their hands oft] lit. ’wash their hands with the fist.’ The Jewish custom was to wash the hands up to the wrist, and that is probably the meaning here, although it is hard to extract... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 7:1-23

VII.(1-23) Then came together unto him.—See Notes on Matthew 15:1-20. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 7:22

(22) Covetousness, wickedness.—The Greek words for these are, like the preceding, in the plural, as pointing to the manifold forms in which the sins show themselves.An evil eye.—As explained by Matthew 20:15 (where see Note), the “evil eye” is that which looks askance on the good of others—i.e., envy in its most malignant form.Pride.—Better, perhaps, haughtiness. This is the only passage in the New Testament where the word so translated occurs. The cognate adjective meets us in Romans 1:30; 2... read more

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