Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Mark 7
unto. Greek pros. App-104.
Pharisees. See App-120.
from = away from. Greek. apo App-104.
Jerusalem. Their head-quarters. Compare Matthew 15:1.
saw. Greek. eidon, App-133.
defiled = not ceremonially cleansed.
that is to say. Explanation for Gentile readers.
For, &c. Mark 7:3-4 are interposed by the Figure of speech Parembole (App-6).
wash. Greek. nipto. App-136.
oft = diligently. Greek. pugme = with the fist. T reads pukna = often. Syr, reads
not. Greek. ou. App-105.
holding = holding fast or firmly. Compare Hebrews 4:14. Revelation 2:25. Implying (here) determined adherence to.
elders. Always denoting in the Papyri an official class, whether sacred or secular.
when they come. Figure of speech Ellipsis (absolute). App-6.
wash = wash themselves (ceremonially). Greek. baptizo. WH R margin read rhantizo = sprinkle (ceremonially). See App-136. .
washing. The ceremonial cleansing effected by means of water (Numbers 8:6, Numbers 8:7). Greek. baptismos = the act of cleansing: not baptisma = the rite or ceremonial of baptism, which is the word in all the other passages, except Mark 7:8, and Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 9:10. See App-115. .
pots. Greek. xestes. A Latin word (sextarius); a pitcher of any kind, holding about a pint. and of tables = and of couches. So Syriac.
Esaias = Isaiah. See App-79.
of = concerning. Greek peri. App-104.,
hypocrites. The definition of the word follows.
it is written = it standeth written.
This People, &c. Quoted from Isaiah 29:13. See App-107.
worship. Greek. sebomai. App-137.
commandments = injunctions.
men. Greek plural of anthropos. App-123.
laying aside = having forsaken. Same word as in Mark 1:18, Mark 1:20.
God. App-98.
other. Greek. allos. App-124.
Moses. See note on Mark 1:44.
Honour, &c. Quoted from Exodus 20:12; Exodus 21:17.
die the death = surely die.
If. The condition being purely hypothetical. See App-118.
Corhan = a gilt dedicated to God. A Divine supplement, giving the word and then translating it. See notes on Matthew 15:5. Leviticus 1:2. Ezekiel 40:43.
by = from. Greek. ek. App-104.
Making. of none effect = Making void, or annulling. Compare Matthew 15:6.
the word of God. Notice the Lord's claim here for the Mosaic Law. Greek logos. See note on Mark 9:32.
ye have delivered. Note the Past Tense, thus identifying them with their forefathers. Compare Matthew 23:35, "ye slew".
people = crowd.
every one of you = all. But there are many to-day who neither "hear" nor understand.
into. Greek. eis. App-104.
can defile = is able to defile.
of = away from. Greek apo. App-104.
If any man = If any one. See App-118and App-142. Assuming the hypothesis, the result being yet unfulfilled. T WH R omit Mark 7:16. TR and A put it in brackets. But the Structure requires it; and the Syriac has it.
house. Supply the Ellipsis thus: "house [away] from".
His disciples. The third of the three parties addressed in this chapter. See verses: Mark 7:1, Mark 7:14, Mark 7:17.
asked = began asking.
concerning. Greek. peri. App-104, as in Mark 7:6.
so . . . also = even so.
whatsoever thing from without = all [counted unclean] from without.
cannot = is not (App-105) able to.
draught = sewer. Syriac reads "digestive process". purging all meats. Supply the Ellipsis thus (being the Divine comment on the Lord's words): "[this He said], making all meats clean", as in Acts 10:15. The Syriac reads "carrying off all that is eaten": making it part of the Lord's parable.
And He said, &c. Note the Figure of speech Epimone. App-6.
cometh = issueth,
out of. Greek. ek. App-101.
evil. App-128. Note the Figure Asyndeton, leading up to the climax in Mark 7:23. Note that in the Greek the first seven are plural, and the other six singular,
thoughts = reasonings,
covetousness = covetous desires.
Wickedness = wickednesses. App-128.
deceit = guile.
lasciviousness = licentiousness.
evil. App-128.
evil eye. Figure of speech Catachresis. App-6. Denoting envy, which proceeds out of the heart.
blasphemy = evil speaking in general. Matthew 27:39. Romans 3:8; Romans 14:16, 1 Peter 4:4.
pride = haughtiness. Compare Proverbs 16:5, Romans 12:16, 1 Timothy 3:6.
went = went away. See note on "withdrew", Mark 3:7; Mark 6:31,
would = wished to. App-102.,
no man = no one.
know = get to know. Greek. ginosko. App-132.
For, &c. Connect this with Mark 7:24, as being an evidence why He could not be hid.
young daughter. Greek. thugatrion = little daughter (Dim.) See Ch. Mark 5:23.
spirit. Greek. pneuma. See App-101. Compare Mark 7:26.
at = towards. Greek. pros. App-104.
The woman But (or Now) the woman.
Greek = Gentile, Greek. hellenis. Used in a general sense for non-Jewish.
Syrophenician. Phenicia in Syria, to distinguish it from Phenicia in North Africa (Libyo-Phenicia).
besought. App-134. Not the same word as in Mark 7:22.
the devil = the demon: the spirit of Mark 7:25.
Jesus. App-98.
Let the children first be filled. This is a summary of Matthew 15:23, Matthew 15:24, and a Divine supplement, here.
children. Greek. Plural of teknon. See App-108. Not the same word as in Mark 7:28.
meet = good,
dogs = little or domestic dogs. Greek. kunarion. Dim. of kuon. Occ, only here and Matthew 15:26, Matthew 15:27. These were not the pariah dogs of the street, but domestic pets.
answered and said. See notes on Deuteronomy 1:41 and on Matthew 15:26, &c.
Lord. App-98. B.
under the table. A Divine supplement, here.
children"s. See App-108. Not the same word as in Mark 7:27.
And, &c. Verses Mark 29:30 are a Divine supplement, here.
For = Because, or on account of. Greek. dia. App-104. Mark 7:2.
to = into. Greek. eos. App-104.
gone out: i.e. permanently (Perf. Tense).
her = the.
laid = thrown; by the convulsion. Compare Mark 1:26; Mark 9:20.
upon. Greek. epi. App-104.
And, Mark 7:32-37 are a Divine supplement, here.
deaf. impediment. Not horn deaf, and dumb in consequence; but the impediment may have come through subsequent deafness. He could speak, but with difficulty, through not being able to hear his own voice. Compare Mark 7:35.
beseech. App-134.; not the same word as in Mark 7:26.
put = lay. Not the same word as in next verse.
multitude = crowd, same as "people" in Mark 7:14.
put = thrust. Not the some word as in Mark 7:32.
and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton (App-6), particularising each not.
heaven = the heaven. Singular. See note on Matthew 6:9, Matthew 6:10
sighs = groaned.
Ephphatha. An Aramaic word. See App-94.
straightway = immediately. See note on Mark 1:10, Mark 1:12.
string = band. Not a physiological or technical ex pression, but the bond of demoniac influence which is thus indicated. The Papyri contain detailed prescriptions for "binding" a man; and cases are particu larly common in which a man's tongue is specially to be bound. See Prof. Deissmann's Light from the Ancient East, pp. 306-310. The Lord alludes to this in Luke 13:16.
loosed. The demoniac's fetters were loosed, and the work of Satan was undone.
spake = began speaking.
plain = correctly. Denoting the fact of articulation, not the words spoken.
published = kept proclaiming. See App-121.
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