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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Mark 7

Mark 7:1

MARK CHAPTER 7 MARK 7:1 The Pharisees finding fault with his disciples for eating with unwashen hands, Christ reproveth them of hypocrisy, and of making void the commandments of God by the traditions of men. MARK 7:14 He teacheth that a man is defiled, not by that which entereth in, but by that whic... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 7:14

Our Saviour's calling ALL THE PEOPLE UNTO HIM before he spake what next followeth, and his prefacing that discourse with, _Hearken every one of you, and understand, _ lets us know that what he was about to say was a point of great moment, well worth their learning and observation.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 7:15

Ver. 15,16. The addition of these words, IF ANY MAN HAVE EARS TO HEAR, LET HIM HEAR, confirm what I observed before, that our Saviour looked upon what he said as a truth of very great moment, and withal as such a notion which carnal hearts and superstitious persons had no ears to hear. This great tr... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 7:17

That is, concerning this saying of his, which appeared to them dark, for a parable sometimes in Scripture signifieth no more, PSALMS 49:4; yet one would think that our Saviour's saying was plain enough. But custom is a great tyrant. The prejudice they had received from their superstitious teachers b... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 7:18

Ver. 18-23. Christ checks his disciples for understanding things no better. Ignorance is more excusable in those who are strangers to God and Christ than in those that have relation to him. In our Saviour's enumeration of those things which come out of the heart, several things are reckoned up which... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 7:24

Ver. 24-30. Matthew records this history with several considerable additions; SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 15:21", and following verses to MATTHEW 15:28, where we have largely opened it.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 7:31

Ver. 31-37. This history is recorded by Mark only. AND AGAIN, DEPARTING FROM THE COASTS OF TYRE AND SIDON. We heard, MARK 7:24, of his going into those coasts; some think that our Saviour did not go out of the Jewish country, though he went to THE COASTS OF TIRE AND SIDON, which were pagan countries... [ Continue Reading ]

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