Mark 7:2

Mark 7:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
• New International Version (NIV)and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

Context of Mark 7:2

1The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 4and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

Mark 7:2 word by word

καὶ ἰδόντες τινὰς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ ὅτι κοιναῖς χερσίν, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἀνίπτοις, ἐσθίουσιν τοὺς ἄρτουςRead the interlinear

• and had seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• that someτιςtis · oneG5100
• of His disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• were eatingἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• their breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• impureκοινόςkoinos · common: unsanctifiedG2839
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• that is, unwashedἄνιπτοςaniptos · unwashedG449

Cross-references for Mark 7:2

• Acts 10:14But Peter said, “By no means, Lord, for I have never eaten anything unholy and unclean.”
• Daniel 6:4Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
• Matthew 7:3Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.

Commentaries on Mark 7:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2They found fault - This is wanting in ABEHLV, nineteen others, and several versions: Mill and Bengel approve the omission, and Griesbach rejects the word. If the 3d and 4th verses be read in a parenthesis, the 2d and 5th verses will appear to be properly connected, without the above clause.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4Mark explains the Pharisees’ practices of ritual cleansing (ceremonial washing for religious purity) for his non-Jewish (Gentile) audience. The traditions of the elders were not yet written down at that time. The Pharisees believed these teachings had been given to Moses on Mount Sinai along with the written law. These traditions were later written down around AD 200 in the Mishnah (a collection of Jewish teachings and laws). The Mishnah is one of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:2

• Ablution
• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Government
• Hand
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Purification

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
• String
• Washing
• Ablution
• Defile; Defilement
• Fault
• Holiness
• Jesus Christ

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