Mark 7:17

And when He was come into the house, away from the multitude, his disciples asked Him concerning the meaning of the parable.

1770 John Worsley NT

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 any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.

18And He saith unto them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not know, that whatsoever from without entreth into a man cannot defile him?

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Cross References

Matthew 13:36Then Jesus leaving the multitude went into the house; and his disciples came to Him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field:

Mark 4:10And when He was apart from the multitude, those that were about Him with the twelve asked Him concerning the parable.

Mark 9:28And when He was come into the house, his disciples asked Him in private, Why could not we cast 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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