Mark 7:14

Then Jesus called the people to him again, and said: “Listen to me, all of you, and mark my words.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

In Context

13In this way you nullify the words of God by your traditions, which you hand down; and you do many similar things.”

15There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can ‘defile’ him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him.”

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Cross References

Luke 12:1Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod upon one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them: “Be on your guard against the leaven — that is, the hypocrisy — of the Pharisees.

Luke 20:45While all the people were listening, Jesus said to the disciples:

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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