(For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they [a]carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the (A)tradition of the elders; and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they [b]completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the [c]washing of (B)cups, pitchers, and copper pots.) And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the (C)tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with (D)[d]unholy hands?”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:3 Lit with a fist (following a prescribed ritual)
  2. Mark 7:4 Lit baptize; i.e., immerse; two early mss purify
  3. Mark 7:4 Lit baptisms
  4. Mark 7:5 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean

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