He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. Mark 7:36 NABRE Jesus continues to travel around the upper region, heading by way of the Sea of Galilee to the Decapolis, an area to the east of the sea.…
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She replied and said to him, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.” Mark 7:28 NABRE Jesus travels to a Gentile part of the land, in the hope of not being recognized and getting some peace and time to be alone with his disciples. But, a…
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All these evils come from within and they defile. Mark 7:23 NABRE Jesus has engaged with the religious leaders from the temple about ritual purity and following tradition over God’s commandments. Following this encounter Jesus provides a teaching on food cleanliness. The Jews select certain food as being clean and…
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You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition. Mark 7:8 NABRE Certain religious leaders from the temple come and see Jesus. They observe that Jesus’ disciples are not following Jewish traditions, in particular they do not wash their hands before eating a meal. All Jews always carefully wash their…
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They scurried about the surrounding country and began to bring in the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. Mark 6:55 NABRE Jesus is traveling and comes to a land called Gennesaret via a boat. People seeing them leaving the boat and they recognize Jesus and His disciples.…
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