Mark 7 · Verse 1

Mark 7:1

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
Mark 7:1, King James Version

Mark 7:1 in other translations

BSBThen the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
WEBThen the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem.
ASVAnd there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem,
YLTAnd gathered together unto him are the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, having come from Jerusalem,
DARBYAnd the Pharisees and some of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem, are gathered together to him,
BBEAnd there came together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem,
WebsterThen came together to him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who came from Jerusalem.

What does Mark 7:1 mean?

Barnes' Notes
MARK CHAPTER 7

Verses 1-23. See this passage explained in the Barnes Notes on Mt 15:1-20. Mt 15:1 and Mt 15:2-20.

Verse 1. Came from Jerusalem. Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him.

(l) "Then came together" Mt 15:1

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashen hands, Mar 7:1-5. Christ exposes their hypocrisy, and shows that they had made the word of God of no effect by their traditions, Mar 7:6-13. He shows what things defile men, Mar 7:14-16; and teaches his disciples in private, that the sin of the heart alone, leading to vicious practices, defiles the man, Mar 7:17-23. The account of the Syrophoenician woman, Mar 7:24-30. He heals a man who was dumb, and had an impediment in his speech, Mar 7:31-37. Verse 1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably for the express purpose of disputing with Christ, that they might entangle him in his talk. Malice and envy are never idle - they incessantly hunt the person they intend to make their prey.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 7:1-13
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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Mark 7:1 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
συνάγονταιsunagontaiare gathered togetherG4863
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
οἱhoitheG3588
ΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiPhariseesG5330
καίkaiandG2532
τινεςtinessomeG5100
τῶνtōnof theG3588
γραμματέωνgrammateōnscribesG1122
ἐλθόντεςelthonteshaving comeG2064
ἀπὸapofromG575
Ἱεροσολύμων.Hi'erosolumōnJerusalem.G2414

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 7:1

  • Matthew 15:1-20

    Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. …

  • Mark 3:22

    And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

  • Luke 11:53-54

    And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

  • Luke 5:17

    And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands.
8 They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men.
14 Meat defiles not the man.
24 He heals the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit;
31 and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech.

The Pharisees.
3:22; Mt 15:1; Lu 5:17; 11:53,54

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 7:1

    Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

  • Mark 7:2

    And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

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Mark 7:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y SE juntaron á él los Fariseos, y algunos de los escribas, que habían venido de Jerusalem;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les pharisiens et quelques-uns des scribes, qui étaient venus de Jérusalem, s’assemblent auprès de lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es versammeln sich zu ihm die Pharisäer und etliche der Schriftgelehrten, die von Jerusalem gekommen waren;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et conveniunt ad eum pharisæi, et quidam de scribis, venientes ab Jerosolymis.