Mark 7:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? ”

Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why (f) walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? (f) Why live they not? This is a Hebrew idiom: f...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

according to . Greek. kata . App-104.
Mark 7:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? Why walk not thy disciples - See on Matthew 15:2-9...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 6:53-7:13 ( Mark 6:53-56 - Mark 7:1-13 ) UNWASHEN HANDS "And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.. Making void the word of God by...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS. The Pharisees assemble to contend with CHRIST. JESUS reproves them. He heals a poor child, and cures one that was deaf and dumb. THEN came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain...
Mark 7:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him ,.... Not the disciples, but Christ himself; for their chief view was to find fault, and quarrel with him: why walk not thy disciples according to the trad...
Mark 7:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? Ver. 5. See Trapp on " Mat 15:2 " See Trapp o...
Mark 7:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For the Pharisees, &c., except they wash their hands oft Greek, εαν μη πυγμη νιψωνται τας χειρας, except they wash their hands with their fist: or, as some render it, to the wrist. Theophyl...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Mark 7:1 "
Mark 7:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Faces Up To The Scribes From Jerusalem And Warns Them Against A False Emphasis On Their Traditions Instead Of On The Commandment of God (7:1-8). Here Jesus makes clear that ‘the traditions o...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

tradition That is, The so-called "oral law" alleged to have been handed down from Moses; really a traditional interpretation of the written law. See margin reference, ( See Scofield) - ( M...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then came together unto Him the Pharisees, and certain of the Scribes. Scribes and Pharisees coming to Christ I. When they came. When Gennesaret turned its heart toward Him. When diseased bodie...
Mark 7:5 - 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...
Mark 7:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Concerning Ceremonial Washings. The Pharisees find fault:
Mark 7:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Thessalonians 3:11 ; 2 Thessalonians 3:6 ; Acts 21:21 ; Acts 21:24 ; Mark 2:16-18 ; Matthew 15:2 ; Romans 4:12
Mark 7:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The tradition of the elders — The rule delivered down from your forefathers.

Mark 7:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mark 7:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Mark 7:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 7:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Mark 7:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Mark 7:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Mark 7:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 7:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Mark 7:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Mark 7:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Mark 7:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Mark 7:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Mark 7:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Mark 7:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 7:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mark 7:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mark 7:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 7:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Mark 7:5 - Scofield Reference Notes

Mark 7:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 7:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Mark 7:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Mark 7:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Mark 7:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 7:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes