17 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.
17 And when he had entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.
17 When he was back home after being with the crowd, his disciples said, "We don't get it. Put it in plain language."
17 When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable.
17 Then Jesus went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what he meant by the parable he had just used.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 7:17
Commentary on Mark 7:14-23
(Read Mark 7:14-23)
Our wicked thoughts and affections, words and actions, defile us, and these only. As a corrupt fountain sends forth corrupt streams, so does a corrupt heart send forth corrupt reasonings, corrupt appetites and passions, and all the wicked words and actions that come from them. A spiritual understanding of the law of God, and a sense of the evil of sin, will cause a man to seek for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to keep down the evil thoughts and affections that work within.