16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

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17 And when he had entered (A)the house and left the people, (B)his disciples asked him about the parable. 18 And he said to them, “Then (C)are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,

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17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him(A) about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:16 Some manuscripts include here the words of 4:23.

17 Now[a] when Jesus[b] had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable. 18 He said to them, “Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:17 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  2. Mark 7:17 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.