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Mark 7:1 (show verse)

And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem;

Mark 7:2 (show verse)

and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,

Mark 7:3 (show verse)

(for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding fast the tradition of the elders;

Mark 7:4 (show verse)

and on coming from the marketplace, unless they bathe, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the dipping of cups, and pitchers, and brazen vessels;)

Mark 7:5 (show verse)

then the Pharisees and scribes ask him, Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands?

Mark 7:6 (show verse)

And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

Mark 7:7 (show verse)

But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."

Mark 7:8 (show verse)

Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.

Mark 7:9 (show verse)

And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!

Mark 7:10 (show verse)

For Moses said, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."

Mark 7:11 (show verse)

But ye say, If a man say to his father or mother, Whatever thou mightst receive in aid from me is Corban, that is, a gift to God, [he is not bound by the command. Thus]

Mark 7:12 (show verse)

ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his mother;

Mark 7:13 (show verse)

making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down; and many such things ye do.

Mark 7:14 (show verse)

And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.

Mark 7:15 (show verse)

Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.

Mark 7:16 (show verse)

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Mark 7:17 (show verse)

And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

Mark 7:18 (show verse)

And he saith to them, Are ye too so without discernment? Do ye not understand that whatever thing from without entereth into a man, cannot defile him?

Mark 7:19 (show verse)

because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food.

Mark 7:20 (show verse)

And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.

Mark 7:21 (show verse)

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,

Mark 7:22 (show verse)

thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

Mark 7:23 (show verse)

All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.

Mark 7:24 (show verse)

And rising up, he departed thence into the borders of Tyre; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know it; but he could not escape notice.

Mark 7:25 (show verse)

But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet.

Mark 7:26 (show verse)

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.
the Canaanites » Some descendants of, in our lord's time
Children » Prayers for » The syrophenician mother
Demons » The daughter of the syrophoenician woman
Faith » Instances of faith in Christ » The syrophoenician woman
Faith » Trial of » The syrophoenician woman
Family » Parental prayers » The syrophenician mother
Family » Devotions » The syrophenician mother
Greece » Inhabitants of » Called "gentiles" (non-jews)
Home » Parental prayers » The syrophenician mother
Jesus Christ » Miracles of » The daughter of the syro-phoenician woman healed
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals the daughter of the syro-phoenician woman (near tyre and sidon)
Miracles » Of jesus, in chronological order » Heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
Parents » Prayers » The syrophenician mother
woman's Persistence » Examples of the persistence of » The syrophenician
Prayer » Importunity in » The non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
Prayer » Parental prayers » The syrophenician mother
Religion » Parental prayers » The syrophenician mother
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Jesus visits the region of, and heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syro-phoenician woman
Syria » And it included phoenicia
Syro-phoenician » The nationality of a non-jewish woman whose daughter was cured by jesus
Tyre » City of » Heals the daughter of the non-jewish, syrophenician woman near
Women » Persistence of examples of » The syrophenician
Worship » Parental prayers » The syrophenician mother

Mark 7:27 (show verse)

And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the childrens bread and throw it to the little dogs.

Mark 7:28 (show verse)

But she answered, and saith to him, Yea, Lord; even the little dogs under the table eat of the childrens crumbs.

Mark 7:29 (show verse)

And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.

Mark 7:30 (show verse)

And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.

Mark 7:31 (show verse)

And again leaving the borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the lake of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.

Mark 7:32 (show verse)

And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech, and beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

Mark 7:33 (show verse)

And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, touched his tongue;

Mark 7:34 (show verse)

and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

Mark 7:35 (show verse)

And his ears were opened; and the string of his tongue was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain.

Mark 7:36 (show verse)

And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more did they publish it.

Mark 7:37 (show verse)

And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.