New International Version
Mark 7:14
14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.
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:
- 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:
- 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 let them do anything for their father or mother. 13Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.” Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
Read all of Mark 7Mark 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 18:21Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing.
- 1 Kings 22:28Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
- Psalms 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
- Psalms 94:8Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?
- Matthew 15:10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand.
- Luke 12:1Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
- Luke 20:45While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,
- Proverbs 8:5You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
- Isaiah 6:9He said, “Go and tell this people: “ ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’
- Acts 8:30Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
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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