Revised Literal Translation
Mark 7:18
18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mark 7:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
- New International Version (NIV)“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to them, "Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,
- New King James Version (NKJV)So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him,
Context of Mark 7:18
16If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 17And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
Read all of Mark 7Mark 7:18 word by word
καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· οὕτως καὶ ὑμεῖς ἀσύνετοί ἐστε; οὐ νοεῖτε ὅτι πᾶν τὸ ἔξωθεν εἰσπορευόμενον εἰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον οὐ δύναται αὐτὸν κοινῶσαι;Read the interlinear
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- Areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
- without understandingἀσύνετοςasunetos · senselessG801
- Do yeνοέωnoieō · to understandG3539
- notοὐou · noG3756
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- whatsoeverπᾶςpas · allG3956
- thing from withoutἔξωθενexōthen · outsideG1855
- enterethὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- enterethεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- defileκοινόωkoinoō · to profaneG2840
Cross-references for Mark 7:18
- Mark 4:13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
- Isaiah 28:9Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
- Jeremiah 5:4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of Yhwh, nor the judgment of their God.
- Matthew 15:16And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?
- Matthew 16:11How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
- Luke 24:25Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
- John 3:10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
- 1 Corinthians 3:2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
- Hebrews 5:11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
Commentaries on Mark 7:18
- 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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