Mark 7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
Mark 7:18 in other translations
| BSB | “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, |
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| WEB | He said to them, “Are you also without understanding? Don’t you perceive that whatever goes into the man from outside can’t defile him, |
| ASV | And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him; |
| YLT | and he saith to them, ‘So also ye are without understanding! Do ye not perceive that nothing from without entering into the man is able to defile him? |
| DARBY | And he says to them, Are ye also thus unintelligent? Do ye not perceive that all that is outside entering into the man cannot defile him, |
| BBE | And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean, |
| Webster | And he saith to them, Are ye so void of understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him. |
What does Mark 7:18 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 7:14-23
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…
Mark 7:18 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 7:18
- Matthew 15:16-17
And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
- Hebrews 5:11
Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.
- Luke 24:25
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
- Isaiah 28:9-10
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
- Matthew 16:11
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
- Jeremiah 5:4-5
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
- Mark 4:13
And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
- 1 Corinthians 3:2
I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
- John 3:10
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
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Context
- Mark 7:17
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
- Mark 7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
- Mark 7:19
Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?
Mark 7:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y díjoles: ¿También vosotros estáis así sin entendimiento? ¿No entendéis que todo lo de fuera que entra en el hombre, no le puede contaminar; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il leur dit: Vous aussi, êtes-vous ainsi sans intelligence? N’entendez-vous pas que tout ce qui est de dehors, entrant dans l’homme, ne peut pas le souiller, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er spricht zu ihnen: Seid auch ihr so unverständig? Begreifet ihr nicht, daß alles, was von außerhalb in den Menschen eingeht, ihn nicht verunreinigen kann? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait illis: Sic et vos imprudentes estis? Non intelligitis quia omne extrinsecus introiens in hominem, non potest eum communicare: |