Mark 7:1-16 Then came together to him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.… This rule must needs be of very great importance to Christians. For our Great Master (1) calls all the people unto Him on purpose to tell them only this. (2) He requires of them a particular attention. (3) He requires it of every one of them without exception. (4) He exhorts them to endeavour thoroughly to understand it. (5) He lets them know that in order, to do it they have need of a singular grace and a particular gift of understanding.It was for want of understanding this rule that the Jews still remained Jews, adhering to a mere external way of worship. It is for the very same reason that numbers of Christians, even to this day, serve God more like Jews than Christians. (Quesnel.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.WEB: Then the Pharisees, and some of the scribes gathered together to him, having come from Jerusalem. |
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