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Mark 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 16

1 And the Pharisees were assembled to Him, also some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem.

2 And seeing some of His disciples eating bread with unclean, that is unwashed hands, they found fault.

3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash the hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders.

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Chapter Summary

1 The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands. 14 Food does not defile one. 24 He heals the daughter of a woman from Syria of an unclean spirit.

Key Greek Words

παράδοσις tradition G3862
ἐντολή commandment G1785
κοινόω defile G2840
ὑποκριτής hypocrite G5273
καρδία heart G2588
δαιμόνιον demon G1140

People & Context

Jesus

Confronts the Pharisees over tradition, frees a Syrophoenician's daughter, and heals a deaf man

Isaiah

Prophet whose words Jesus quotes against the hypocrites who honor God with their lips

Moses

Cited as commanding to honor father and mother, against the Corban evasion

Timeline

Dispute over Unwashed Hands

Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem criticize the disciples for eating bread with unwashed hands, strictly observing the tradition of the elders.

Mark 7:1-5
Condemnation of Hypocrisy

Jesus quotes Isaiah to condemn their hypocrisy, rebuking them for setting aside God's commandment to honor parents by using their tradition of Corban to make void the Word of God.

Mark 7:6-13
Teaching on True Defilement

Jesus teaches the crowd and privately explains to His disciples that nothing entering a man from the outside defiles him; rather, the evil things coming out of a man's heart are what defile him.

Mark 7:14-23

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