Mark 7:17

And when he entered into a house from the crowd, his disciples questioned him about the parable.

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In The King James Version

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

In Context

16If any man has ears to hear, let him hear.

18And he says to them, Are also ye so without understanding? Do ye not perceive that everything outside that enters into the man cannot defile him,

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Cross References

Matthew 13:36Then having sent the multitudes away, Jesus came into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.

Mark 4:10And when he became alone, those around him, with the twelve, asked him the parable.

Mark 9:28And when he came into the house, his disciples questioned him privately, We were not able to cast it out.

Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24

The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →

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