Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Mark 7

^{2 !} the disciples eat with unwashen hands.

^{2 /} Or, filthie.

^{2 a} The Pharises wolde not eat with vnwashen hands because they thoght that the commune handling of things defiled them, so that they made holines and religion to depend in hands washings.

^{3 b} Or contentiously, struing to wash best.

^{4 c} Litle pottes, some what more in quantitie then a wine pinte.

^{5 /} Or, breade.

^{6 d} With an outward shew.

^{7 e} Whosoeuer teacheth anie doctrine but Gods worde, is a false worshipper, and a seducer of the people, seme his doctrine neuer so probable to the judgement of man.

^{8 !} The commandement of God is transgressed by mans traditions.

^{10 f} That is, with out anie hope of pardone.

^{15 g} There is not outwarde or corporal thing, which entreth into man, that can defile him: meaning chiefly of meats, which if thei be taken excessiuely, it cometh of the inordinate luste of the heart, and so the lust is euil.

^{22 !} What defileth man.

^{22 /} Or, wantonnes.

^{22 /} Or, enuie.

^{24 !} Of the woman of Syrophenissa.

^{27 h} Meaning the Jewes, to whome the promises were first made.

^{27 i} The Jewes toke strangers not better then the dogs, & therefore Christ speaketh according to their opinion.

^{28 k} She asketh but the poore crommes, & not the childrens bread, wherein she declareth her faith and humilitie.

^{32 !} The healings of the domme.

^{34 i} Declaring by this signe the compassion that he hathe vpon mans miseries.

^{37 !} The people praise Christ.

^{37 m} As if they wolde say, besides all the miracles that he hathe done, euen this now declareth that whatsoeuer he doeth, is verie wel.