Mark 7:24
He got up from there and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. There he went into a house and he wanted no one to know where he was, but he could not be hidden.
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23All these evils come from within, and they are what defile a person.”
Cross References
Genesis 10:15Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and of Heth,
Genesis 49:13Zebulun will live by the shore of the sea. 1 He will be a harbor for ships, 1 and his border will extend to Sidon. 1
Isaiah 23:1A declaration about Tyre: 1 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor; 1 from the land of Cyprus it has been revealed to them. + 23:1 Instead of Cyprus , some modern versions keep Kittim , the Hebrew name for this island. 1
Isaiah 42:2He will not cry out nor shout, nor make his voice heard in the streets. 1
Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty deeds had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, 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 →