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Even Disciples Can Be Slow
Commentators note Jesus' surprise and disappointment with his own disciples. Despite their time with him, they were still stuck in a traditional, Pharisaic mindset about clean and unclean foods. Scholars describe it as a "discouraging moment" for Jesus, showing how challenging it can be to unlearn deeply ingrained religious ideas, even for those closest to Christ.
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Albert Barnes
On Mark 7:18
18th Century
Theologian
Cannot defile him. Cannot render his soul polluted; cannot make him a sinner, so as to need this purifying as a reli…
AT Robertson
On Mark 7:18
Are ye so without understanding also? (Hουτως κα υμεις ασυνετο εστε; ). See on Mt 15:16. You also as well as the multitude. It was…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 7:18
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…
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John Gill
On Mark 7:18
17th Century
Pastor
And he saith unto them
With some warmth of spirit and resentment, at their stupidity:
are you so …
Matthew Henry
On Mark 7:14–23
17th Century
Minister
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…