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The Heart is the Source
All commentators agree that Jesus radically redefines defilement. It is not about external things like food, but about what originates from within a person. Matthew Henry powerfully illustrates this, comparing a corrupt heart to a 'corrupt fountain' that naturally sends forth 'corrupt streams' of wicked thoughts, words, and actions.
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Albert Barnes
On Mark 7:20
18th Century
Theologian
That which cometh out of the man. His words; the expression of his thoughts and feelings; his conduct, as the expression of inward malice,…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 7:20
The main force of this passage is the same as in v.15b: the source of uncleanness in anyone is the heart (Jeremiah 17:9), for that is w…
John Gill
On Mark 7:20
17th Century
Pastor
And he said
Continued to say in his discourse; though this is left but in the Syriac version;
tha…
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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…