Mark 7:24

On leaving that place, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, and did not wish anyone to know it, but could not escape notice.

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In The King James Version

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.

In Context

23all these wicked things come from within, and do defile a person.”

25For a woman, whose little daughter had a foul spirit in her, heard of him immediately, and came and threw herself at his feet –

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Cross References

Genesis 10:15Canaan fathered Zidon his firstborn, and Heth;

Genesis 49:13Zebulun, he lives by the seashore; he is by a shore that is lined with ships, and his border extends to Sidon.

Matthew 11:21“Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which were done in you had been done 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 →

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