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 invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” 14After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: there 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.”] 17When He had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him 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

• there is nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• outsideἔξωθενexōthen · outsideG1855
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• which canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• defileκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
• him if it goesεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• into him; but the things which proceedἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607

Cross-references for Mark 7:15

• Mark 7:18And He said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him,
• Leviticus 11:42Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in respect to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are detestable.
• Acts 10:14But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.”
• Acts 11:8But I said, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
• Acts 15:20but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.
• Romans 14:17for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
• 1 Corinthians 10:25Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake;
• 1 Timothy 4:3men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.
• Hebrews 9:10since they relate only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.
• Mark 7:20And He was saying, “That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man.
• Proverbs 4:23Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
• Matthew 15:16Jesus said, “Are you still lacking in understanding also?

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