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Mark 7 ( Mark • Chapter 7 (37 verses)): 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. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their ha... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Tyre , Sidon , Galilee , Decapolis . It is closely linked with Mark (New Testament • 16 Chapters): Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem, Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

James ( Jacob ) (Generation 75 • Child of Mary ): see Mark 6:3 (mentioned in Matthew 4 , Matthew 10 , Matthew 13 ) Judas (Generation 75 • Child of Mary ): see Mark 6:3 (mentioned in The First Book of the Maccabees 2, The First Book of the Maccabees 3, The First Book of the Maccabees 4) Simon (Generation 75 • Child of Mary): see Mark 6:3 (mentioned in The First Book of the Maccabees 2, The First Book of the Maccabees 5, The First Book of the Maccabees 9)

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Nazareth (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 2:23 , Matt 4:13 , Matt 21:11 , Matt 26:71 , Mark 1:9 , Mark 1:24 .) Capernaum (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 4:13 , Matt 8:5 , Matt 11:23 , Matt 17:24 , Mark 1:21 , Mark 2:1 .) Bethany 1 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 21:17 , Matt 26:6 , Mark 11:1 , Mark 11:11 , Mark 11:12 , Mark 14:3 .) Cyrene (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Cyrene %2C_Libya. Referenced in Matt 27:32 , Mark 15:21 , Luke 23:26 , Acts 2:10 , Acts 11:20 .)

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Mark 7:16 : "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."; Mark 3:16 : "And Simon he surnamed Peter;"; Mark 4:14 : "The sower soweth the word.". Related canonical books and chapters: Mark 7 ( Mark • Chapter 7 (37 verses)), Mark (New Testament • 16 Chapters).

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Mark 7

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Mark • Chapter 7 (37 verses)

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. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their ha... Mentions: Moses , Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Tyre , Sidon , Galilee , Decapolis .

Mark

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New Testament • 16 Chapters

Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."

Mark 7:31

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Mark Chapter 7, Verse 31

Scripture passage in Mark 7:31

τύπος

typos (týpos) [too'-pos]

G5179 Greek noun masculine 15x

mark, impression, impress, stamp

Primary meaning: mark, impression, impress, stamp, a figure, image. Strong's: a die (as struck), i.e. (by implication) a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape, i.e. a statue, (figuratively) style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning). Lexical nuances: the mark of a blow: τῶν ἥλων , Jo 20:25 .

Derivation: from G5180 (τύπτω);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H6754 LXX ⇄ H8403

Themes:

covenant typology

Key Scripture Passages:

JHN.20.25 ACT.7.43 ROM.6.17 ACT.23.25 ACT.7.44 HEB.8.6 PHP.3.17 1TH.1.7

Nazareth

94% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 32.707°N, 35.302°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 2:23 , Matt 4:13 , Matt 21:11 , Matt 26:71 , Mark 1:9 , Mark 1:24 .

עַד

ad (ʿaḏ) [ad]

H5705 Aramaic preposition / conjunction 42x

until, forever, eternity

Until, forever; marks the duration of the saints possessing the kingdom forever and ever (Daniel 7:18).

Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to עַד (H5703).

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ G0165

Themes:

aramaic eternity eschatology kingdom-of-god

Key Scripture Passages:

EZR.4.21 DAN.2.20 DAN.7.18 DAN.7.22

Capernaum

86% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 32.881°N, 35.575°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 4:13 , Matt 8:5 , Matt 11:23 , Matt 17:24 , Mark 1:21 , Mark 2:1 .

σφραγίζω

sphragizo (sphragízō) [sfrag-id'-zo]

G4972 Greek verb 15x

to seal, to hide

Primary meaning: to seal, to hide. Strong's: to stamp (with a signet or private mark) for security or preservation (literally or figuratively); by implication, to keep secret, to attest. Lexical nuances: to seal ,

Derivation: from G4973 (σφραγίς);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H2856 LXX ⇄ H5640

Themes:

pneumatology assurance covenant

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.27.66 REV.20.3 ROM.15.28 JHN.14.17 REV.10.4 REV.22.10 REV.7.3 EPH.1.13

Codex Sinaiticus — Gospel of John 21:7 Folio

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Fourth-century uncial manuscript (GA 01) written in Koine Greek on parchment, depicting John 21:7 with Peter leaping into the Sea of Tiberias .

Scribes of Codex Sinaiticus • British Library / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Bethany 1

81% Mapped Place

Biblical Place • 31.772°N, 35.262°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Matt 21:17 , Matt 26:6 , Mark 11:1 , Mark 11:11 , Mark 11:12 , Mark 14:3 .

Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Recto — John 18:31–33

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The earliest surviving manuscript witness to the New Testament, preserving John 18:31-33 depicting the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) Verso — John 18:37–38

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Verso of P52 containing Christ 's famous declaration: 'Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice' and Pilate's question 'What is truth?'.

Second-Century Egyptian Christian Scribe • John Rylands Library, Manchester / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Papyrus 45 (Chester Beatty I) — Gospel of Mark 8

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Third-century papyrus codex preserving early readings of Mark and the synoptic tradition.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0

Papyrus 46 (Chester Beatty II) — Romans 8:15–27

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Preserving Paul's declaration of adoption as sons ('Abba, Father') and the Spirit's intercession.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0

Papyrus 75 (Bodmer XIV-XV) — Luke 16: The Rich Man & Lazarus

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Pivotal witness showing close textual agreement between early 3rd-century papyri and Codex Vaticanus.

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0

Papyrus 75 (Bodmer XIV-XV) — End of Luke & Beginning of John

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Unbroken transition showing Gospel canonical sequence in early Christian book production.

Early Christian Scribes (Bodmer Papyri) • Vatican Apostolic Library / Bodmer Library Public Domain Mark 1.0

Codex Vaticanus (B, 03) — Romans 1:1–17

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Paul's thesis of the Gospel: 'The righteous shall live by faith' ( Habakkuk 2:4 quotation).

Qumran Essene Scribes / Early Christian Copyists • Shrine of the Book / Israel Antiquities Authority Public Domain Mark 1.0

Map of the Fall of Samaria & Assyrian Exile (722 BCE)

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The deportation of the ten northern tribes of Israel to Halah , Habor , and the cities of the Medes.

Historical Biblical Cartographers • Geographicus / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Map of Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah (701 BCE)

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The march of the Assyrian army down the Judean coastal plain, siege of Lachish , and encirclement of Jerusalem .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Map of Paul's Voyage to Rome (Acts 27–28)

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Sea voyage from Caesarea through Sidon , Myra , Fair Havens ( Crete ), shipwreck at Malta , and arrival in Rome .

Townsend MacCoun (1899) • The Holy Land in Geography and in History / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Gustave Doré — The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37)

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The prophet Ezekiel prophesying to the dry bones as the breath of God (Ruach) resurrects a mighty army.

Gustave Doré / La Grande Bible de Tours • La Grande Bible de Tours (1866) Public Domain Mark 1.0

Leonardo da Vinci — Annunciation (1472, Uffizi Gallery)

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The angel Gabriel kneeling in an Italian garden announcing to the Virgin Mary the conception of the Messiah.

Leonardo da Vinci • Santa Maria delle Grazie / Uffizi Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Genealogies of Genesis — Adam to the Twelve Patriarchs

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Exhaustive lineage chart detailing longevity, toledot formulas, and patriarchal descent from Creation to Joseph in Egypt .

H. S. Osborn (1871) • Internet Archive / Public Domain Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Papyrus 52 (P52, Rylands Greek 457) — Complete Recto & Verso Facsimile

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Scholarly photographic study of the oldest known New Testament fragment with transcription and palaeographic commentary.

C. H. Roberts (1935) • John Rylands Library / Internet Archive Public Domain Mark 1.0

James (Jacob)

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Generation 75 • Child of Mary

see Mark 6:3

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Jerusalem — Historic Jaffa Gate & Western City Walls

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Historical video footage recording the main entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem from the coastal plain and Mediterranean port of Joppa .

Lumière Brothers Historical Cinema (1897) • Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0

Judas

78% Gen 75

Generation 75 • Child of Mary

see Mark 6:3

Simon

78% Gen 75

Generation 75 • Child of Mary

see Mark 6:3

ἁμαρτάνω

hamartano (hamartánō) [ham-ar-tan'-o]

G0264 Greek verb 43x

to miss the mark, to err, do wrong

Primary meaning: to miss the mark, to err, do wrong, to violate God's law. Strong's: properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin. Lexical nuances: to miss the mark (Hom., Æsch., al.), hence metaph. (Hom., al.), to err , do wrong .

Derivation: perhaps from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and the base of G3313 (μέρος);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H0816 LXX ⇄ H2398 LXX ⇄ H2399 LXX ⇄ H2401 LXX ⇄ H7561

Themes:

hamartiology sin

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.18.25 MAT.27.4 LUK.17.3 JHN.5.14 JHN.8.11 JHN.9.2 JHN.9.3 ROM.2.12

ἁμαρτία

hamartia (hamartía) [ham-ar-tee'-ah]

G0266 Greek noun feminine 173x

a missing the mark, guilt, sin

Primary meaning: a missing the mark, guilt, sin, a fault, failure. Strong's: a sin (properly abstract). Lexical nuances: prop. a missing the mark ; in cl. (v. reff. to CR in MM, VGT , s.v.); guilt , sin (Plat., Arist., al.); more freq., from Æsch. down, a fault, failure . In NT (as LXX) always in ethical sense; as a principle and quality of action, = τὸ ἁμαρτάνειν , a sinning, sin : Ro 5:12 , 13 20 ; ὑφ’ ἁμαρτίαν εἶναι , Ro 3:9 ; ἐπιμένειν , Ro 6:1 ; ἀποθνήσκειν, νεκρὸν εἶναι τῇ ἁ. , Ro 6:2 , 11 ; τὴν ἀ. γινώσκει...

Derivation: from G264 (ἁμαρτάνω);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H2403 LXX ⇄ H6588

Themes:

hamartiology sin

Key Scripture Passages:

ROM.5.12 ROM.5.13 ROM.5.20 ROM.3.9 ROM.6.1 ROM.6.2 ROM.6.11 ROM.7.7