Mark 7:17

And when he had gone into the house away from all the people, his disciples put questions to him about the saying.

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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.

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18And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

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Cross References

Matthew 13:36Then he went away from the people, and went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Make clear to us the story of the evil plants in the field.

Mark 4:10And when he was by himself, those who were round him with the twelve put questions to him about the purpose of the stories.

Mark 9:28And when he had gone into the house, his disciples said to him privately, Why were we unable to send 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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