JESUS HANDLES THINGS

Mark 7:1-23

Theme: The Servant Rejected

Key verse: v.7

37 verses; 806 words

Grade level: 6.3

1. Christ gives Rebuke. vs.1-23

2. Christ gets Results. vs.24-37

There are two WAYS of handling things.

I. What The Legalists Do. Vs.1-5

They unify in villainy. V.1

1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

NIV omits “certain of the scribes” and replaces it with “some of the teachers”

NLT “teachers of religious law”

2 Timothy 4:3 (AV)

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

They criticize in unity. V.2

2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

ESV, NIV, NLT, HCSB all omit “they found fault”

they found fault -

3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

They question in stupidity. V.5

5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

There are two WAYS of handling things.

I. What The Legalists Do. Vs.1-5

II. What The Lord Does. V.6-23

Jesus deals directly with them. Vs.6-8

6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

ESV, NIV, NLT, HCSB all omit “and many other such like things ye do”

and many other such like things ye do -

Jesus deals judicially with them. Vs.9-13

9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.

Jesus deals spiritually with them. Vs.14-16

14 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:

NIV, NLT both put “Jesus” instead of he where the Greek word (Ἰησοῦ Iēsou) for Jesus is not in any Greek texts.

προσκαλεσάμενος proskalesamenos -

“when he had”

15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

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

All modern versions omit v.16

Jesus deals privately with them. Vs.17-23

The application to their body. Vs.17-19

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?

The application to their soul. Vs.20-23

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

21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

ESV, NIV, NLT, HCSB add “thefts”

Isn’t it odd that the ones that steal complete verses (like v.16) add “thefts” where that word does not appear.

22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

Conclusion:

Have you noticed how Jesus dealt with “them” as in all the people there?

Do you know why?

Christ paid all their sin debt!