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

1Now the Pharisees and some of the Torah scholars who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Yeshua. And they saw that some of His disciples were eating bread with unclean hands, that is, not washed. 3(For the Pharisees and all Jewish people do not eat unless they wash their hands up to the elbow, keeping the tradition of the elders. 4And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing. There are many other traditions they have received and hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels.)

Mark 7:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• ofὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ofμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• withχείρcheir · handG5495
• defiledκοινόςkoinos · common: unsanctifiedG2839
• thatοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• is to sayεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• with unwashenἄνιπτοςaniptos · unwashedG449
• they found faultμέμφομαιmemphomai · to blameG3201

Cross-references for Mark 7:2

• Acts 10:14But Peter said, “Certainly not, Lord! For never have I eaten anything unholy or unclean.”
• Daniel 6:4Now this Daniel was distinguishing himself among the supervisors and satraps because he had an extraordinary spirit in him. In fact, the king planned to appoint him over the entire kingdom.
• Matthew 7:3“Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the beam in your own eye?
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, yet you have neglected the weightier matters of Torah—justice and mercy and faithfulness. It is necessary to do these things 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