Mark 7:21

“For from within, out of the heart of man, etc..] The inside of man is very bad, his inward part is not only wicked, but wickedness itself, yea, very wickedness, (<190509>Psalm 5:9), in him dwells no good thing naturally, his heart is wicked, and desperately so; it is full of evil; and out of the abundance of it, proceed the evil things hereafter mentioned; all its powers and faculties are vitiated, there is no place clean; the understanding and judgment are dreadfully corrupted; the mind and conscience are defiled; the affections are inordinate; not only the thought, but every imagination of the thought of the heart is evil, and that continually: what good thing therefore, can come out of…”

“See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:1-20. Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means “up to the wrist” - unless they wash their hands up to the wrist. Others have said up to the elbow.” There is evidence that the Pharisees had some such foolish rule as this about washing, and it is likely that they practiced it…”

“out: Gen 6:5, Gen 8:21; Job 14:4, Job 15:14-16, Job 25:4; Psa 14:1, Psa 14:3, Psa 53:1, Psa 53:3, Psa 58:2, Psa 58:3; Pro 4:23; Jer 4:14, Jer 17:9; Mat 15:19, Mat 23:25-28; Luk 16:15; Act 5:4, Act 8:22; Rom 7:5, Rom 7:8, Rom 8:7, Rom 8:8; Gal 5:19-21; Tit 3:3; Jam 1:14, Jam 1:15, Jam 4:1-3; Pe1 4:2, Pe1 4:3 evil: Pro 15:25; Isa 59:7; Eze 38:10; Mat 9:4; Jam 2:4 Mark 7:22”