Mark 7:17

And when he came to house awaye from the people his disciples axed him of the similitude.

Tyndale New Testament

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 eny man have eares to heare let him heare

18And he sayd vnto them: Are ye so without vnderstondinge? Do ye not yet perceave that whatsoever thinge from with out entreth into a man it can not defyle him

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Cross References

Matthew 13:36Then sent Iesus the people awaye and came to housse. And his disciples came vnto him sayinge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares of the felde.

Mark 4:10And when he was alone they that were aboute him with the .xii. axed him of the similitude.

Mark 9:28And when he was come into the housse his disciples axed him secretly: why coulde not we caste him 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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