New American Standard Bible 1995
Mark 7:14
14After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand:
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he called the people to him again and said to them, "Hear me, all of you, and understand:
- New King James Version (NKJV)When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:
Context of Mark 7:14
12you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. 16[If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]
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Καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος πάλιν τὸν ὄχλον ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· ἀκούσατέ μου πάντες καὶ σύνετε.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 7:14
- 1 Kings 18:21Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people did not answer him a word.
- 1 Kings 22:28Micaiah said, “If you indeed return safely the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Listen, all you people.”
- Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
- Psalms 94:8Pay heed, you senseless among the people; And when will you understand, stupid ones?
- Matthew 15:10After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.
- Luke 12:1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 20:45And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples,
- Proverbs 8:5O naive ones, understand prudence; And, O fools, understand wisdom.
- Isaiah 6:9He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’
- Acts 8:30Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “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
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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
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