Bible Commentary

And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. 28. yet the dogs ] Rather, Yea Lord, for even the little dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. So it is rightly translated in Wyclif’s and Cranmer’s Versions, following the Vulgate “Etiam, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:28”

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] unto the dogs. 27. But Jesus said unto her ] St Mark passes more briefly over the interview than St Matthew. The latter Evangelist points out three stages of this … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:27”

The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 26. a Greek ] St Matthew describes her as a “ woman of Canaan ” (Mat 15:22), St Mark calls her a Greek, a Syrophnician. The first term describes her religion, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:26”

For a [certain] woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 25. heard of him ] The fame of His miracles had already penetrated even to these old Phnician cities, and we have seen (Mar 3:8) “a great multitude” from Tyre and Sidon coming to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:25”

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know [it,] but he could not be hid. 24 30. The Syrophnician Woman 24. from thence he arose ] The malevolence of our Lord’s enemies was now assuming hourly a more … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:24”

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. All these evil things come from within,…. All evil thoughts, words, and actions, take their rise from the inward parts of man; from his heart; which is sadly corrupted, and is the fountain from whence all these impure streams flow. And if these come … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:23”

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 22. covetousness ] “avarices,” Wyclif. The original word denotes more than the mere love of money, it is “the drawing and snatching to himself, on the sinner’s part, of the creature in every form and kind, as it lies out of and beyond himself.” … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:22”

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 21. evil thoughts ] Thirteen forms of evil are here noticed as proceeding from the heart. The first seven in the plural number, are predominant actions; the latter six in the singular, dispositions. Comp. the blending of the singular and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:21”

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. And he said,…. Continued to say in his discourse; though this is left but in the Syriac version; that which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man; meaning, not his excrements, which were unclean by the law, De 23:13 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:20”

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 19. into the draught ] Comp. 2Ki 10:27, “And they. brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draughthouse unto this day.” Draught = latrina, cloaca, from Icel. draf, dregs, dirt, connected with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 7:19”