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Mark Chapter 7

Noyes
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THE GOSPEL

Mark 7

1And there come together to him the Pharisees, and some of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem;
Matthew 15:1, Matthew 15:20, Mark 3:22, Matthew 15:1, Matthew 15:20
2and seeing some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands,
Acts 10:28, Acts 10:28, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 7:5, Romans 14:14
3(for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands often, do not eat, holding fast the tradition of the elders;
Galatians 1:14, Galatians 1:14, Mark 7:13, Mark 7:13, Colossians 2:21
4and 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;)
Matthew 23:25, Luke 11:38, Luke 11:39, Hebrews 9:10, Matthew 23:25
5then 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?
Acts 21:21, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Acts 21:21, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Matthew 15:2
6And 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.
Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 29:13, Titus 1:16, Titus 1:16, Matthew 15:7
7But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."
Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 29:13, Matthew 15:9, Matthew 15:9, Colossians 2:22
8Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.
Mark 7:3, Mark 7:4, Mark 7:3, Mark 7:4, Isaiah 1:12
9And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!
Galatians 2:21, Jeremiah 44:16, Jeremiah 44:17, Galatians 2:21, Jeremiah 44:16
10For Moses said, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."
Exodus 21:17, Exodus 21:17, Exodus 20:12, Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16
11But 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]
Matthew 23:18, Matthew 23:18, 1 Timothy 5:4, 1 Timothy 5:8, 1 Timothy 5:4
12ye suffer him no longer to do anything for his father or his mother;
13making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down; and many such things ye do.
Mark 7:9, Mark 7:9, Titus 1:14, Titus 1:14, Isaiah 8:20
14And again calling the multitude to him, he said to them, Hearken to me all of you, and understand.
Matthew 15:10, Matthew 15:10, Acts 8:30, Proverbs 8:5, Luke 12:54
15Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.
Proverbs 4:23, Proverbs 4:23, Leviticus 11:42, Leviticus 11:47, Leviticus 11:42
17And when he had gone into the house from the crowd, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
Matthew 15:15, Matthew 15:15, Matthew 13:36, Matthew 13:36, Mark 9:28
18And 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?
Matthew 15:16, Matthew 15:17, Matthew 15:16, Matthew 15:17, Hebrews 5:11
19because it entereth not into his heart, but into the stomach; and goeth out into the drain, which cleanseth all kinds of food.
Matthew 15:17, Matthew 15:17, Acts 11:9, 1 Corinthians 6:13, Luke 11:41
20And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.
James 3:6, James 3:6, James 4:1, James 4:1, James 1:14
21For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,
Jeremiah 17:9, Jeremiah 17:9, James 4:1, James 4:3, James 4:1
22thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
Matthew 20:15, Matthew 20:15, 1 Peter 5:5, 1 Peter 2:15, Obadiah 1:3
23All these evil things come from within, and defile a man.
Mark 7:15, Mark 7:15, 1 Corinthians 3:17, Titus 1:15, 1 Corinthians 3:17
24And 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.
Matthew 15:21, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 15:21, Matthew 15:28, Mark 6:31
25But a woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, immediately hearing of him, came in, and fell at his feet.
Matthew 15:22, Matthew 15:22, Mark 5:22, Mark 5:23, Acts 10:25
26The woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.
Matthew 15:22, Matthew 15:22, Isaiah 49:12, Isaiah 49:12, Colossians 3:11
27And he said to her, Let the children be filled first; for it is not well to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.
Matthew 15:23, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 15:23, Matthew 15:28, Acts 22:21
28But she answered, and saith to him, Yea, Lord; even the little dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.
Romans 3:29, Romans 10:12, Romans 3:29, Romans 10:12, Luke 15:30
29And he said to her, For this saying go thy way; the demon hath gone out of thy daughter.
Isaiah 66:2, Matthew 5:3, Isaiah 66:2, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 8:9
30And going away to her house, she found the child laid upon the bed, and the demon gone out.
John 4:50, John 4:52, 1 John 3:8, John 4:50, John 4:52
31And again leaving the borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the lake of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of Decapolis.
Matthew 4:25, Matthew 15:29, Matthew 15:31, Mark 5:20, Matthew 4:25
32And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech, and beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
Luke 11:14, Luke 11:14, Mark 5:23, Mark 5:23, Matthew 9:32
33And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spit, touched his tongue;
Mark 8:23, Mark 8:23, John 9:6, John 9:7, John 9:6
34and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
John 11:41, John 11:41, Mark 6:41, Mark 6:41, Mark 5:41
35And his ears were opened; and the string of his tongue was immediately loosed, and he spoke plain.
Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 35:6, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 35:6, Isaiah 32:3
36And he charged them to tell no one; but the more he charged them, the more did they publish it.
Matthew 8:4, Matthew 8:4, Mark 3:12, Mark 5:43, Mark 8:26
37And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Mark 6:51, Mark 6:51, Mark 5:42, Mark 5:42, Exodus 4:10

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