Mark 7:24
And having risen from there, he went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. And having entered into a house, he wanted no man to know it, and yet he could not be hid.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
23All these evil things come from inside, and defile the man.
Cross References
Genesis 10:15And Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
Genesis 49:13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea, and he shall be for a haven of ships. And his border shall be upon Sidon.
Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in. It is revealed to them from the land of Kittim.
Isaiah 42:2He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
Ezekiel 28:21Son of man, set thy face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,
Matthew 11:21Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! Because if the mighty works that occurred in you occurred in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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 →