King James Version
Mark 7:1 in the King James Version says “Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.”
Mark 7:1 · KJV
Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. defiled: or, common
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. oft: or, diligently: in the original, with the fist: Theophylact, up to the elbow
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“Then”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“came together”
G4863to lead together, i.e., collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably)
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the Pharisees”
G5330a separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a pharisean, i.e., jewish sectary
“Then”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“which came”
G2064to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
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