Mark 7:1-4

Traditions and Commandments

1 1Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes 2who had come from Jerusalem,
2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were 3defiled, that is, unwashed.
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash[a] their hands, holding to 4the tradition of 5the elders,
4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.[b] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as 6the washing of 7cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.[c])

Cross References 7

  • 1. For ver. 1-30, see Matthew 15:1-28
  • 2. Mark 3:22
  • 3. [Acts 10:14; Romans 14:14(Gk.)]
  • 4. Galatians 1:14; Colossians 2:8
  • 5. Hebrews 11:2
  • 6. Hebrews 9:10; [John 2:6]
  • 7. Matthew 23:25; Luke 11:39

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Greek unless they wash with a fist, probably indicating a kind of ceremonial washing
  • [b]. Greek unless they baptize; some manuscripts unless they purify themselves
  • [c]. Some manuscripts omit and dining couches
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