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Mark 7:1–23 is a passage that records Jesus clash with the Pharisees over traditions and commandments and what defiles a person. And this is a fascinating passage because we see how Jesus deals with different people, and we get a glimpse at His genius as a rabbi and a teacher in taking a particular confrontation or challenge from the Pharisees and elevating it to a profound teachable moment on an entirely different level. And, yes, we’re going to talk about that the controversial statement found in verse 19: "Thus he declared all foods clean." But of course, it would be an injustice to the text to just pull that verse out on its own and talk about it. We want to understand the context of this entire passage and what’s going on here because it has a lot to teach us about Jesus and about walking out our faith today. So we’re going to do that first, and then we’ll circle back around and take a look at that provocative statement in verse 19.

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 Mark 7:19 Did Jesus really declare all foods clean? (Manuscript Evidence)

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00:00 Intro
01:38 Mark 7:1–13 Traditions of Men
09:08 Mark 7:14–23 What Defiles a Person
22:29 The Mark 7:19 Controversy
25:32 Wrap it up, Solberg.