Pentecost Season · Year B
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 29, 2027
Overview & Insights
"This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." (Mark 7:6)
When Pharisees fault the disciples for eating with unwashed hands, Jesus rebukes human traditions that displace God's commandment and teaches that defilement comes not from outside but from the evil that arises within the heart.
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Commentary
Commentary on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of the dispute over tradition and the heart as the true source of defilement for this Sunday of the Year B track.
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed, sermon shaped reading of human tradition set against the commandment of God and the defilement that rises from the heart.
Mark 7: The Tradition of the Elders Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
Mark 7 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.
Mark 7:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries such as Barnes, Gill, and Ellicott on the passage in one place.
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre
Dr. Brant Pitre connects the day's readings from a Catholic scholar, opening the clash over human tradition and the commandments of God.
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the Sunday's readings.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Mark Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Mark's authorship, setting, and use of conflict stories.
Book of Mark Overview BibleProject
An animated walk through Mark's structure and themes to place chapter 7 in the whole Gospel.
Mark 7:1 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study of the controversy.
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