Mark 7:2-4

2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.
3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.
4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[a] )

Cross References 3

  • 1. Acts 10:14,28; Acts 11:8; Romans 14:14
  • 2. ver 5,8,9,13; Luke 11:38
  • 3. Matthew 23:25; Luke 11:39

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Some early manuscripts "pitchers, kettles and dining couches"
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