Mark Chapter 7

Tradition and the Heart

New Testament Unknown Verses Mark

Chapter Summary

Jesus teaches about true defilement and heals a Gentile woman's daughter

Key Verses

Mark 7:6 Mark 7:15 Mark 7:28

Scripture Content

And he said to them, 'Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.' There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.' But she answered him, 'Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.'

Themes & Topics

Hypocrisy Heart Defilement Faith