Mark 7:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ”

• Mark 7:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:1-20 . Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 D...

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• Mark 7:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Washing of Hands and the Traditions of the Elders. This discussion with the Pharisees serves to bring out the antagonism of Jesus to the restrictions which separated Jews from Gentiles. Perhaps...

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• Mark 7:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  evil . App-128. Note the Figure Asyndeton, leading up to the climax in Mark 7:23 . Note that in the Greek the first seven are plural, and the other six singular, thoughts . reasonings,

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• Mark 7:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

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• Mark 7:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 15:1-20 . The first words of this narrative sho...

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• Mark 7:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Eating with Unwashed Hands. the Syrophoenician Woman. Healing of a Deaf Man 1-23. Eating with unwashed hands ( Matthew 15:1 ). See on Mt. 3, 4. A note added by St. Mark for the benefit of his G...

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• Mark 7:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 7 CHAPTER 7:14-23 ( Mark 7:14-23 ) THINGS WHICH DEFILE "And He called to Him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear Me all of you, and understand: there is nothing from without t...

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• Mark 7:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Breaking the Bonds of Tradition Mark 7:1-23 The Pharisees laid great stress on ritual. They followed endless rules, both intricate and troublesome, as to ablutions and outward ceremonials. So l...

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• Mark 7:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In strong and clear language the Master denounced tradition as contrary to the commandment of God. 1. Things from without do not defile, and therefore are not sin. Temptation is not sin. 2. Only...

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• Mark 7:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (14) And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: (15) There is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defil...

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• Mark 7:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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, Psalms 5:9 , in him dwells no good thi...

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• Mark 7:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Ver. 21. Evil thoughts, adulteries, &c. ] Even all sorts of sins against both the tables of...

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• Mark 7:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  When he was entered into the house And was apart from the people; his disciples asked him Namely, Peter, in the name of the rest, ( Matthew 15:15 ,) concerning the parable So they term the decl...

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• Mark 7:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within.       1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scr...

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• Mark 7:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 7:19 "

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• Mark 7:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Jesus begins To Reach Out To Gentiles (7:1-8:21). At this stage in His ministry Jesus begins to reach out further afield, for from this point on He spends much time preaching in territory which is...

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• Mark 7:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 7:3 . Oft .—Literally, with the fist , hence vigorously . The idea is, that the Pharisees had inaugurated an elaborate and painstaking ceremonial, which was...

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• Mark 7:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 7:3 . The pharisees, and all the jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not. Their traditionary laws, which enjoined all possible corporeal purity, were built on the notion that a person...

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• Mark 7:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man. The true source of defilement Having rebuked the scribes and Pharisees, our Lord addressed the people, and laid dow...

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• Mark 7:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 7:1 , Mark 7:2 These verses, according to the Greek construction, should run thus: And there are gathered together unto the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, wh...

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• Mark 7:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The explanation to the disciples:

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• Mark 7:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 4:2 ; 1 Peter 4:3 ; Acts 5:4 ; Acts 8:22 ; Ezekiel 38:10 ; Galatians 5:19-21 ; Genesis 6:5 ; Genesis 8:21 ; Isaiah 59:7 ; James 1:14 ; James 1:15 ; James 2:4 ; James 4:1-3 ; Jer...

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