Mark 7:18

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

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

In Context

17And, when he entered into a house from the multitudes, his disciples began to question him as to the parable;

19because it entereth not into his heart, but into his stomach, and, into the draught, is passed—purifying all foods?

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Cross References

Jeremiah 5:4And, I, said,—Only, poor people, are they,—They act foolishly, For they know not the way of Yahweh, the justice of their God!

Matthew 16:11How is it ye perceive not, that, not concerning loaves, spake I unto you,—but beware of the leaven, of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Luke 24:25And, he, said unto them—O thoughtless ones! and slow in heart to rest your faith upon all things which the prophets have spoken:—

1 Corinthians 3:2With milk, have I fed you, not, with meat; for, not yet, have ye been able;—nay! not [yet] even now, are ye able,

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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