Were offended (εσκανδαλισθησαν). First aorist passive. "Were caused to stumble," "have taken offence" (Moffatt), "have turned agai…

The Pharisees were offended. They were so zealous for their traditions that they could not endure that their absurdities should be exposed…

Then came his disciples — The sequence of events appears in Mark 7:17. The Pharisees drew back in holy horror at the boldness with…

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for the…

St. Jerome: In one of the Lord's discourses, the entire superstition of Jewish observances was cut down. They placed their wh…

Then came his disciples, and said to him
That is, after he had dismissed the people, and was come into a private hou…

Christ shows that the defilement they should fear was not from what entered their mouths as food, but from what came out of their mouths, which sho…

Above, the Lord showed the power of His teaching under figures; now He shows its sufficiency. This is shown in two ways. Firstly, He shows that He …