Chapter 7:
| Darby
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| Johnson
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| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Matthew Luke
Mark 7
Concise Complete
The traditions of the elders. (1-13) What
defiles the man. (14-23) The woman of Canaan's daughter cured. (24-30)
Christ restores a man to hearing and speech. (31-37)
Verses 1-13
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 of God's making. Those clean
hands and that pure heart which Christ bestows on his disciples,
and requires of them, are very different from the outward and
superstitious forms of Pharisees of every age. Jesus reproves
them for rejecting the commandment of God. It is clear that it is
the duty of children, if their parents are poor, to relieve them
as far as they are able; and if children deserve to die that
curse their parents, much more those that starve them. But if a
man conformed to the traditions of the Pharisees, they found a
device to free him from the claim of this duty.
Verses
14-23 Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions,
defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth
corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt
reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked
words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding
of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a
man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to keep down the
evil thoughts and affections that work within.
Verses
24-30 Christ never put any from him that fell at his feet,
which a poor trembling soul may do. As she was a good woman, so a
good mother. This sent her to Christ. His saying, Let the
children first be filled, shows that there was mercy for the
Gentiles, and not far off. She spoke, not as making light of the
mercy, but magnifying the abundance of miraculous cures among the
Jews, in comparison with which a single cure was but as a crumb.
Thus, while proud Pharisees are left by the blessed Saviour, he
manifests his compassion to poor humbled sinners, who look to him
for children's bread. He still goes about to seek and save the
lost.
Verses
31-37 Here is a cure of one that was deaf and dumb. Those who
brought this poor man to Christ, besought him to observe the case,
and put forth his power. Our Lord used more outward actions in
the doing of this cure than usual. These were only signs of
Christ's power to cure the man, to encourage his faith, and
theirs that brought him. Though we find great variety in the
cases and manner of relief of those who applied to Christ, yet
all obtained the relief they sought. Thus it still is in the
great concerns of our souls.
Chapter 7:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Matthew Luke
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
