Mark 7:15

Mark 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

Context of Mark 7:15

13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.” 14Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand: Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” 17After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.

Mark 7:15 word by word

οὐδέν ἐστιν ἔξωθεν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς αὐτὸν ὃ δύναται κοινῶσαι αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ τὰ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκπορευόμενά ἐστιν τὰ κοινοῦντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον.¶Read the interlinear

• Nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• that entersεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• that entersεἰςeis · towardG1519
• aὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• from the outsideἔξωθενexōthen · outsideG1855
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• defileκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• that comeἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for Mark 7:15

• Mark 7:18“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
• Leviticus 11:42Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
• Acts 10:14“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”
• Acts 11:8‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
• Acts 15:20Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood.
• Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Corinthians 10:25Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
• 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
• Hebrews 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
• Mark 7:20He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
• Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
• Matthew 15:16“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked.

Commentaries on Mark 7:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to keep down the evil thoughts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-23The second argument of Jesus against the Pharisees was a proverb he told the crowd. Later, in a private setting, Jesus explained it to his disciples (7:17–23). It concerns moral distinctions about eating (rules about what is right or wrong to eat). Eating affects the system that processes food, but moral issues involve the heart. The heart is a metaphor for where a person makes moral decisions. How a person eats (with ceremonially clean or unclean hands)…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:15

• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees

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Commentaries on Mark 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings