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Mark 7:5

Mark 7:5
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him,.... Not the disciples, but Christ himself; for their chief view was to find…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Mark 7:1-23

See this passage explained in the notes at Mat. 15:1-20. Mar 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Why walk not thy disciples - See on Mat 15:2-9 (note).

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 7:1-23

One great design of Christ's coming, was, to set aside the ceremonial law which God made, and to put an end to it; to…