From the marketplace (απ' αγορας). Ceremonial defilement was inevitable in the mixing with men in public. This αγορα from αγειρω t…

Market. This word means either the place where provisions were sold, or the place where people were gathered for any purpose. In this cont…

Except they wash.—The Greek verb differs from that in the previous verse and implies the washing or immersion (the verb f…

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…

And when they come from the market
In Beza's most ancient copy, and in one of Stephens', it is read as we supply, "w…

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…