Mark 7:17

Mark 7:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
• New International Version (NIV)After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.

Context of Mark 7:17

15People do not become unclean because of things that go into their bodies from outside. They become unclean because of the things that come out from their minds. 16[You have heard my words. So do what I say.’] Jesus left the crowd of people and he went into a house. Then his disciples asked him to explain what he had taught. 18Jesus said, ‘I am surprised that you too do not understand what I am saying. You should understand that food will not make people unclean. Food goes into people's bodies from outside. 19But food does not go into people's minds. It goes into their stomachs and then it passes out of their bodies.’ When Jesus said this, he was teaching that all foods are clean.

Mark 7:17 word by word

καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄχλου, ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν παραβολήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• he was enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the parableπαραβολήparabolē · parableG3850

Cross-references for Mark 7:17

• Mark 4:10When Jesus was alone, the 12 apostles and other people who were there asked him about the stories.
• Matthew 13:10Then Jesus' disciples came to him. They asked him, ‘Why do you use stories to speak to the crowd?’
• Matthew 15:15Peter said to Jesus, ‘Explain to us what you mean.’

Commentaries on Mark 7:17

• 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 7:17

• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
• Parable
• String
• Ablution
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Pharisees
• Uncleanness

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