Mark 7:1
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. Ver. 1. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:1 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. Ver. 1. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:1 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. Ver. 2. _With defiled_] Gr. with common hands, κοιναις χερσι. Common and defiled is one and the same in Greek and other languages; to show that those that come to holy things with... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash _their_ hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. Ver. 3. _Except they wash their hands oft_] Or up to the elbow, or with utmost diligence, _sedulo et accurate._ (Syr.) The Pharisees deemed it as great a sin to eat with unwashen h... [ Continue Reading ]
And _when they come_ from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, _as_ the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. Ver. 4. _Washing of cups_] βαπτισμους, baptisms. The Pharisees were great washers of the outside... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? Ver. 5. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:2 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:3 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with _their_ lips, but their heart is far from me. Ver. 6. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:2 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:3 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching _for_ doctrines the commandments of men. Ver. 7. _In vain do they worship me_] Since they do lose their labour, and worse; for they commit sin. Displeasing service is double dishonour.... [ Continue Reading ]
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, _as_ the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. Ver. 8. _Ye hold the tradition of men_] κρατειτε, With tooth and nail ye hold it, _Mordicus retinetis, _ as if on that hinge hung all your happiness.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. Ver. 9. _Full well ye reject_] _q.d._ It is finely done of you, is it not? καλως. _Sane, Bene. Ironice; _ ye are wise men therewhile. This was check to their masterships. _Sapientes sapienter in... [ Continue Reading ]
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: Ver. 10. _Moses said_] Matthew hath it, God commanded, saying. Holy men spake of old as they were acted by the Holy Ghost, 2 Peter 1:21 .... [ Continue Reading ]
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, _It is_ Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; _he shall be free_. Ver. 11. _It is Corban_] _i.e._ Consecrated, and cast into the treasury; therefore look for no duty from me. This is the Jews' solemn oa... [ Continue Reading ]
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; Ver. 12. _Ye suffer him_] _i.e._ Ye license him to deny his parents any further help.... [ Continue Reading ]
Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. Ver. 13. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:6 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had called all the people _unto him_, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one _of you_, and understand: Ver. 14. _Called all the people_] For he saw there was no good to be done upon the Pharisees, and that he did but wash a tilestone, or a blackamoor; he turns him therefore to the... [ Continue Reading ]
There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. Ver. 15. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:11 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. Ver. 16. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:11 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. Ver. 17. _His disciples asked him_] St Matthew saith, "Peter asked him;" but then it was in the name of all the rest, and therefore they are all blamed for their ignorance.... [ Continue Reading ]
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; Ver. 18. _Are ye so without understanding also?_] What, no wiser at 17 years of age than ye were at seven? as rude and unskilful in the... [ Continue Reading ]
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? Ver. 19. _And goeth out into the draught_] Or into the long and lowermost gut, as physicians use the word, αφεδρων : and as it is, 1 Samuel 5:9; 1 Samuel 5:12. Robert Smith, martyr, made o... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. Ver. 20. _That defileth the man_] Far worse than any out-house. Sin is the devil's excrement.... [ Continue Reading ]
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Ver. 21. _Evil thoughts, adulteries, &c._] Even all sorts of sins against both the tables of the law, as is well observed by Grotius _in loc._ Here is pride and folly against the first commandment; b... [ Continue Reading ]
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: Ver. 22. _An evil eye_] Envious, and rejoicing at the miseries of others, which is the property of Edomites, abjects, witches, and devils. Those that are bewitched are said to be overlooked, _sc._... [ Continue Reading ]
All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. Ver. 23. _All these evil things_] Should God but break open that sink of sin that is within us, we should never endure the stench, but rid ourselves out of the world, as Judas, Ahithophel, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know _it_ : but he could not be hid. Ver. 24. _Would have no man know, &c._] There were therefore two wills in Christ: the one whereof rightly willed that which the other justly a... [ Continue Reading ]
For a _certain_ woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: Ver. 25. _For a certain woman_] Of a heroical faith, felt her want of Christ, and laid out for him.... [ Continue Reading ]
The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. Ver. 26. _A Greek_] _i.e._ a Gentile, as Romans 2:9, profane by profession; a Canaanite, St Matthew saith she was: confer Zechariah 14:21 .... [ Continue Reading ]
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast _it_ unto the dogs. Ver. 27. _To cast it unto dogs_] τοις κυναριοις, unto whelps, for more contempt' sake, as Beza noteth. The pope made Dandalus, the Venetian ambassador, to come... [ Continue Reading ]
And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. Ver. 28. _Yes, Lord_] _See Trapp on "_ Mat 15:27 _"_... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the... [ Continue Reading ]
And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. Ver. 32. _One that was deaf_] None of the evangelists have this story but only Saint Mark.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; Ver. 33. _And he took him aside, &c._] Though these men's faith was but weak, yet he yieldeth unto them at the first word, who held off the Syrophenician before, to the third petition;... [ Continue Reading ]
And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. Ver. 34. _He sighed_] As if himself had felt and fainted under the same burden; so the word εστεναξε signifieth. And he was so much the more sensible, as well weighing the cause.... [ Continue Reading ]
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. Ver. 35. _His ears were opened_] So are the ears of all that belong to Christ, and their tongues loosed to his praise, which before were bound by Satan. Oh, pray that God would make the bore of our ea... [ Continue Reading ]
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published _it_; Ver. 36. _So much the more_] _Eo magis praefulgebat utique quia non visebatur, _ as Tacitus saith of Brutus; the more he sought to secrete himself the more he was notic... [ Continue Reading ]
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. Ver. 37. _He hath done all things well_] Praise we him much more for his spiritual cures, of like kind, upon ourselves and others.... [ Continue Reading ]