Where does evil come from? Jesus' Answer (Mark 7:1-8 14-15 21-23). 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Where does evil come from? Jesus' Answer (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23). The Pharisees accuse Jesus' disciples of eating without washing their hands. Jesus does not defend his disciples; rather, he offends the opposition – the Pharisees. Jesus raises the discussion to a different level to reveal where evil comes from.

What are the Pharisees ignoring before accusing Jesus' disciples?
Jesus is doing great works, so where does the question of evil arise? We are talking about Mark 7:1-23, which is sandwiched between Jesus' miracles like feeding the five thousand (6:30-44), Jesus walking on water (6:45-52), and healing the sick in Gennesaret (6:53-56).

And after confronting the Pharisees, Jesus moves on to the Gentiles territories of Tyre, Sidon and Decapolis. Jesus heals the Syrophoenician woman's daughter (7:24-30), heals a deaf man in the Decapolis (7:31-37), and performs the miracle of feeding the four thousand. The Pharisees ignore the great works done by Jesus and focus on the disciples' failure to observe traditions.

00:00 Where does evil come from?
26 What are the Pharisees ignoring?
01:23 What were Jesus' disciples accused of?
02:04 The problem with ritual cleansing
03:13 Ritual Cleanliness has nothing to do with hygiene
04:02 Jesus' opponents chose an indirect approach
04:42 Why did Jesus call the Pharisees Hypocrites?
06:13 According to Jesus, what defiles us?
06:58 Where does evil come from?
08:02 Why should we guard our hearts against evil?


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