Mark 7:19 kaqari,zwn {A}

The overwhelming weight of manuscript evidence supports the reading kaqari,zwn. The difficulty of construing this word in the sentence 14 prompted copyists to attempt various corrections and ameliorations.


14 Many modern scholars, following the interpretation suggested by Origen and Chrysostom, regard kaqari,zwn as connected grammatically with le,gei in ver. Mark 7:18, and take it as the evangelist’s comment on the implications of Jesus’ words concerning Jewish dietary laws.

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Old Testament