The Tradition of the Elders
(Mark 7:1–13)
Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, Act 23:9Luk 5:21Luk 5:30Mat 23:2Mat 5:20Mrk 3:22Luk 5:17Mrk 7:1-23 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.” Luk 11:38Mrk 7:2Col 2:20-23Col 2:8Mrk 7:51Pe 1:18Gen 1:14
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? Col 2:23Tit 1:14Col 2:8Mrk 7:6-8Mat 7:3-5Mrk 7:13 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ 1 and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ 2 Exo 20:12Exo 21:17Lev 20:9Deu 21:18-21Deu 5:16Pro 23:22Lev 19:3Mat 19:19 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ Mrk 7:10-13Act 5:29Mat 23:16-18Act 4:19Amo 7:15-17Lev 27:9-34Pro 20:25 he need not honor his father or mother with it. 3 Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 1Ti 5:8Jer 8:8Mrk 7:13Psa 119:1261Ti 5:161Ti 5:3-4Hos 4:6Mal 2:7-9 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: Mrk 7:6Mat 23:23-29Act 28:25-27Mat 7:5
‘These people honor Me with their lips, Isa 29:13Ezk 33:31Act 8:211Pe 3:10Jer 12:2Heb 3:12Pro 23:26Jhn 1:47
but their hearts are far from Me.
They worship Me in vain; Isa 29:13Mrk 7:71Ti 1:4Tit 1:14Col 2:18-221Ti 4:6-7Heb 13:9Isa 58:1-3
they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ 4”
What Defiles a Man
(Mark 7:14–23)
Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. Mrk 7:14-15Col 1:9Luk 20:45-47Luk 24:451Ki 22:28Isa 55:3Isa 6:9Mat 13:19 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Mrk 7:15Mat 15:18-20Jas 3:5-81Ti 4:4-5Mat 12:34-37Act 10:14-15Rom 14:17Luk 11:38-41
Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” 1Co 10:32-331Ki 22:13-142Co 6:3Gal 2:5Jas 3:17Mat 17:27
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots. Jhn 15:2Isa 60:21Jhn 15:6Isa 61:3Psa 92:13Mat 13:40-411Co 3:12-151Co 3:9 Disregard them! They are blind guides. 5 If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.” Luk 6:39Isa 56:10Mat 23:16-24Isa 9:16Mal 2:82Pe 2:1Ezk 14:9-10Isa 42:19
Peter said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” Mat 13:36Jhn 16:29Mrk 4:34Mrk 7:17
“Do you still not understand?” Jesus asked. Mat 16:9Mrk 7:18Mrk 9:32Luk 9:45Mat 15:10Heb 5:12Isa 28:9-10Luk 18:34 “Do you not yet realize that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then is eliminated? Luk 6:451Co 6:13Mat 7:19-202Ki 10:27Col 2:21-22Jas 3:6 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. Pro 15:28Mat 12:34Jas 3:6-10Mat 15:11Pro 10:32Pro 15:2Pro 6:121Sa 24:13 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Mrk 7:21-23Gal 5:19-21Jer 17:9Jas 1:13-15Tit 3:2-6Pro 4:23Gen 6:5Jer 4:14 These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.” Mrk 7:3-41Co 3:16-171Co 6:18-201Co 6:9-11Eph 5:3-6Luk 11:38-40Mat 15:2Mat 23:25-26
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman
(Mark 7:24–30)
Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Mrk 7:24-30Mat 11:21-23Jdg 1:31Jos 13:6Jos 19:28-29Gen 49:13Jos 11:8Mat 10:5-6 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” Mat 9:27Mat 17:15Mrk 7:25-26Psa 45:12Ezk 3:6Luk 18:38-39Psa 4:1Luk 17:13
But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” Mat 14:15Gen 42:7Lam 3:8Mrk 10:47-48Psa 28:1Deu 8:2
He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” Mat 10:5-6Rom 15:8Act 13:46Jer 50:6-7Ezk 34:5-6Act 3:25-26Ezk 34:16Ezk 34:23
The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said. Gen 32:26Hos 12:4Mat 14:33Mat 20:31Mrk 9:22Luk 18:1-8Mat 8:2Mrk 9:24
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” Mrk 7:27-28Mat 7:6Php 3:2Eph 2:12Gal 2:15Act 22:21-22Rev 22:15Rom 9:4
“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogs 6eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.” Eph 3:8Luk 16:211Ti 1:13-15Job 40:4-5Luk 15:18-19Rom 10:12Luk 18:13Luk 23:40-42
“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour. Mrk 9:23-24Mat 8:13Mat 9:22Mrk 5:34Psa 145:19Jhn 4:50-53Rom 4:19-20Mat 8:10
The Feeding of the Four Thousand
(2 Kings 4:42–44; Mark 8:1–10)
Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down. Mat 4:18Jhn 6:1Mat 5:1Mat 15:29-31Isa 9:1Jhn 21:1Jhn 6:23Jos 12:3 Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. Luk 6:17-19Act 5:15-16Mat 14:35-36Act 19:11-12Isa 35:5-6Psa 103:3Luk 7:21-22Mat 11:4-5 The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel. Mat 9:8Luk 18:43Gen 32:28Luk 17:15-18Luk 7:16Mat 18:8Mat 9:33Psa 50:15
Then Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may faint along the way.” Mat 9:36Act 27:33Luk 12:29-30Mat 14:14-21Mrk 8:1-101Sa 30:11-12Heb 4:15Luk 7:13
The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?” Jhn 6:5-9Luk 9:13Mat 14:15Mrk 6:37Mrk 8:4-52Ki 4:42-44Num 11:21-22
“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. Mat 16:9-10Jhn 21:9-10Luk 24:41-42
“Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Jhn 6:10Luk 9:14-16Mrk 6:39-40Mat 14:19-21 Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. Luk 22:19Rom 14:6Act 27:35Jhn 6:111Co 10:311Ti 4:3-41Sa 9:13Jhn 6:23
They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. Mat 14:20-21Mrk 8:19-21Psa 107:9Luk 1:53Mat 15:33Mat 16:9-10Mrk 8:8-9 A total of four thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.
After Jesus had dismissed the crowds, He got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan. Mrk 8:10Mat 14:22