Mark 7:17

And, when he entered into a house from the multitudes, his disciples began to question him as to the parable;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

18And he saith unto them—Thus, are, ye also, without discernment? Perceive ye not that, nothing, from without, entering into the man, can defile him;

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Cross References

Matthew 13:36Then, dismissing the multitudes, he went into the house, and his disciples came near to him, saying—Make quite plain to us the parable of the darnel of the field.

Mark 4:10And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;

Mark 9:28And, when he had gone into a house, his disciples, privately, were questioning him—Why, were, we, not able to cast 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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