MARK 7:18

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“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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Mark 7:18 Translation & Meaning

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And καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words And
he saith λέγει Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean saith
unto them, αὐτοῖς The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto them
Are ἐστε Ye are Are
ye ὑμεῖς You (as subjective of verb) ye
so Οὕτως In this way (referring to what precedes or follows) so
without understanding ἀσύνετοί Unintelligent; by implication, wicked without understanding
also? καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words also
Do ye νοεῖτε To exercise the mind (observe), i.e., (figuratively) to comprehend, heed Do
not οὐ The absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not not
perceive, νοεῖτε To exercise the mind (observe), i.e., (figuratively) to comprehend, heed perceive
that ὅτι Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because that
whatsoever thing πᾶν All, any, every, the whole whatsoever thing
from without ἔξωθεν External(-ly) without
entereth εἰσπορευόμενον To enter (literally or figuratively) entereth
into εἰς To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases into
the τὸν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
man, ἄνθρωπον Man-faced, i.e., a human being man
it (No Greek definition. English implied.)
cannot δύναται To be able or possible cannot
defile κοινῶσαι To make (or consider) profane (ceremonially) defile
him; αὐτὸν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him

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  • 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;

  • 19  Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

  • 20  And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.




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