Mark 7:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 7:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 7:4 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have rece..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 7:4 — KJV
“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. pots: sextarius is about a pint and an half tables: or, beds”
— Mark 7:4 (KJV)
Mark 7:4 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 7:4
“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.”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:4: wash, many, other
“Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, basons: or, cups”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:4: eat, cups, vessels
“All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:4: come, except, eat
“They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. They say: Heb. Saying”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:4: come, eat, many
“Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:4: come, eat, many
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