Diligently (πυγμη). Instrumental case,

with the fist , up to the elbow, rubbing one hand and arm with the …

Except they wash their hands oft. The word oft means frequently, often. The word translated oft has been rendered in var…

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews.—For the sake of the same class of readers, St. Mark adds another explanatory note. T…

The Venerable Bede: The people of the land of Gennesaret, who seemed to be uneducated, not only come themselves but also bring …

Mark felt it necessary to explain to his Gentile readers the Jewish custom of ceremonial handwashing, a custom based on the “tradition [GK 4142] of…

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews
The far greater part of them; all, excepting the Sadducees; and especially the P…

One great design of Christ's coming was to set aside the ceremonial law; and to make way for this, he rejects the ceremonies men added to the law o…