Mark 7:1-33
Pharisees <5330> [The Pharisees.]
unclean <2839> [defiled. or, common.]
<3201> [they found.]
<4435> [oft. or, diligently. Gr. With the fist. Up to the elbow.]
Theophylact. [Pugme <\\See definition 4435\\>,] the fist; which Dr. Lightfoot illustrates by a tradition from the Talmudical tracts, that when they washed their hands, they washed the fist up to the joint of the arm, [ad perek.] The Jews laid great stress on these washings, or baptisms, [baptismos <\\See definition 909\\>,] considering eating with unwashen hands no ordinary crime, and feigning that an evil spirit, called Shibta, has a right to sit on the food of him who thus eats, and render it hurtful.
tradition <3862> [the tradition.]
<3362> [except.]
pots <3582> [pots.]
"Gr. Sextarius; about a pint and a half."
<2825> [tables. or, beds.]
correctly <2573> [Well.]
hypocrites <5273> [hypocrites.]
honors <5091> [honoureth.]
in vain <3155> [in vain.]
commandments <1778> [the commandments.]
Having no regard <863> [laying.]
tradition <3862> [the tradition.]
neatly <2573> [Full.]
You ... reject <114> [reject. or, frustrate.]
Honor <5091> [Honour.]
insults <2551> [Whoso.]
corban <2878> [It is Corban.]
Rather, "Let it be a {corban,}" a formula common among the Jews on such occasions; by which the Pharisees released a child from supporting his parents; and even deemed it sacrilege if he afterwards gave anything for their use.
word <3056> [the word.]
things <5108> [such.]
called <4341> [when.]
Then ............... and understand <2532 4920> [and understand.]
<2076> [There.]
Though it is very true, says Dr. Doddridge, that a man may bring guilt upon himself by eating to excess, and a Jew, by eating what was forbidden by the Mosaic law; yet still the pollution would arise from the wickedness of the heart, and be just proportionable to it, which is all our Lord asserts.
nothing <3762> [nothing.]
Rather <235> [but.]
from <1537> [out.]
evil <2556> [evil.]
greed evil <4124 4189> [covetousness, wickedness. Gr. covetousnesses, wickednesses. an evil.]
pride <5243> [pride.]
folly <877> [foolishness.]
defile <2840> [defile.]
After <1564> [from.]
of Tyre <5184> [Tyre.]
he did ... want <2309> [and would.]
a woman <1135> [a.]
<3739> [whose.]
at <4314> [at.]
a Greek <1674> [Greek. or, Gentile.]
of Syrophoenician <4949> [a Syrophenician.]
Let <863> [Let.]
but <2532> [yet.]
went <565> [she was.]
found <2147> [she found.]
from <1537> [from.]
Decapolis <1179> [Decapolis.]
After ... took ... aside ... away <618> [he took.]
he put <906> [put.]
This was clearly a symbolical action; for these remedies evidently could not, by their natural efficacy, avail to produce so wonderful an effect. As the ears of the deaf appear closed, he applies his fingers to intimate that he would open them; and as the tongue of the dumb seems to be tied, or to cleave to the palate, he touches it, to intimate he would give loose and free motion to it. He accommodated himself to the weakness of those who might not indeed doubt his power, but fancy some external sign was requisite to healing. It was also thus made manifest, that this salutiferous power came from Himself, and that He who by one word, [ephphatha <\\See definition 2188\\>,] had healed the man, must be Divine.
