KJV King James Version
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
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Mark 7:17
And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the parable.
WEB World English Bible
When he had entered into a house away from the multitude, his disciples asked him about the parable.
ASV American Standard Version
And when he was entered into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked of him the parable.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,
Surrounding context — Mark 7
14 And when he had called all the people [unto him], he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one [of you], and understand:
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.
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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καὶG2532 · kaiandὅτεG3753 · hotewhenεἰσῆλθενG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardοἶκονG3624 · oikoshouse: homeἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλου,G3793 · ochloscrowdἐπηρώτωνG1905 · eperōtaōto questionαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθηταὶG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαραβολήν.G3850 · parabolēparable
Cross-references
Matthew 15:15Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable.Matthew 13:36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.Mark 9:28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?Mark 4:10And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.Matthew 13:10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?Mark 4:34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
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