Search results
Bible study on Mark 7:14-23. Includes practical application, questions, and commentary. Jesus teaches about relationship instead of rules.
(Mark 7:14-16) Jesus speaks to the multitude about the mere image of religion. When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand: There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.
What does this chapter reveal about the dangers of valuing tradition over God's commandments? 2. How does Jesus redefine defilement and purity in this chapter? 3. How does the encounter with the Syrophoenician woman reveal Jesus' perspective on faith and ethnicity?
What are the positive and negative effects of longtime tradition? What are the benefits of Scripture over tradition? 2) Jesus gives a short parable to explain His teaching (read Mark 7:14-19). Jesus addressed the internal condition of a person and freedom from the Law.
Mark 7:14-16. When he had called all the people unto him — See note on Matthew 15:10-11. He said, Hearken unto me, every one of you — As if he had said, Hear how absurd the precepts are which the scribes inculcate upon you, and understand the true differences of things.
What does Mark 7:14 mean? Jesus has had altercations with the scribes and Pharisees before, most notably regarding associating with sinners (Mark 2:15–17), "working" on the Sabbath (Mark 2:23–28; 3:1–6), and where His authority comes from (Mark 3:22–30).
14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
