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because it goeth not into his heart, but into his belly, and goeth out into the draught? [This he said], making all meats clean.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Making all meats clean (καθαριζων παντα τα βρωματα). This anacoluthon can be understood by repeating

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Entereth not into his heart. It does not reach or affect the mind or the soul, and consequently cannot pollute it. Even if it should affec…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

It entereth not into his heart.—The words are not in Matthew, and emphasize the contrast with what follows. The “heart” is, after …

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

Pseudo-Chrysostom: The Jews focus on and complain about only the bodily purification of the law; our Lord wishes to int…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

After leaving the crowd, Jesus entered a house and was teaching the disciples privately (cf. 9:28, 33; 10:10). Although the disciples had already s…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Because it enters not into his heart
Which is the seat and fountain of all moral pollution; and if that is not defil…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corr…

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