Mark 7:19

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. The first words of this narrative show that the incident followed, in point of time, immediately on what precedes it....

14-23 Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to keep down the evil thoughts and affections that work within....

Verse 19. _INTO THE DRAUGHT_] Matthew 15:17, Matthew 15:17. _PURGING ALL MEATS?_] For what is separated from the different aliments taken into the stomach, and thrown out of the body, is the innutritious parts of _all_ the _meats_ that are eaten; and thus they are purged, nothing being left behind but what is proper for the support of the body....

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:1. Mark 7:1 CAME FROM JERUSALEM - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 DEFILED HANDS - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 EXCEPT THEY WASH THEIR HANDS OFT - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means “up to the wrist” - unless they wash

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, WHICH HAD COME FROM JERUSALEM, AND HAD SEEN THAT SOME OF HIS DISCIPLES ATE THEIR BREAD WITH DEFILED, THAT IS, UNWASHEN, HANDS. The word (ἐμέμψαντο) translated in the Authorized Version, "they found fault," does not appear in the best authorities. It seems to have been interpolated to help the construction. St. Mark explains the meaning of the word κοιναῖς_ _(literally, common), by the word (ἀνίπτοις) "unwashen." The disciples, doubtless, washed their hands, but they abstained from the multiplied ceremonial washings of the Pharisees, wh

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 private house", as the Jews call it, without going into the heart at all: PURGING ALL MEATS; that which it leaves behind, is pure and nourishing; and whatever is gross and impure, is carried with it into the draught, so that nothing remains in the man that is defiling....

BECAUSE IT ENTERETH Because it does not enter into the heart of him, but into the bowels is passed -- purifying all the food....

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....

CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The Opposition of the Pharisees. (Mark 7:1 .Matthew 15:1)_ 2. Grace shown to the Syrophenician Woman. (Mark 7:24. Matthew 15:21) 3. The healing of the deaf man. (Mark 7:31. Matthew 15:29 .) 1. THE OPPOSITION OF THE PHARISEES. Mark 7:1 This paragraph is of much importance. The scope of the analysis forbids a full annotation, but we refer th

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 for this reason it is associated with the story of the Syro-Phœ nician woman. In substance it is connected with the disputes recorded in chs. 2f. The Jerusalem scribes of Mark 3:22 reappear in Mark 7:1. Into the original story some explanations are inserted, _e.g._ the reference to Jewish washings in Mark 7:3 f. and the interpretation of common by unwashed (Mark 7:2) and of Corban by gift (Mark 7:11