Mark 7:14

Mark 7:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:
• New International Version (NIV)Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

Context of Mark 7:14

12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do." And he called the people to him again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand: 15There 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."

Mark 7:14 word by word

Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος πάλιν τὸν ὄχλον ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀκούσατέ μου πάντες καὶ σύνετε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he had calledπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Hearkenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• understandσυνίημιsuniēmi · to understandG4920

Cross-references for Mark 7:14

• 1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
• 1 Kings 22:28And Micaiah said, "If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me." And he said, "Hear, all you peoples!"
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
• Psalms 94:8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
• Matthew 15:10And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand:
• Luke 12:1In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, "Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Luke 20:45And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,
• Proverbs 8:5O simple ones, learn prudence; O fools, learn sense.
• Isaiah 6:9And he said, "Go, and say to this people: "'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
• Acts 8:30So Philip ran to him and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and asked, "Do you understand what you are reading?"

Commentaries on Mark 7:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14When he had called all the people - But instead of , all, , again, is the reading of BDL, later Syriac in the margin, Coptic, Ethiopic, Saxon, Vulgate, all the Itala but one. Mill and Griesbach approve of this reading.Read the comment
• 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 7:14

• 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