Mark 7:1
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Mark 7:1
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The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem,
Mark 7:2
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and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.
Mark 7:3
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(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, {thus} observing the traditions of the elders;
Mark 7:4
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and {when they come} from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)
Mark 7:5
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The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?"
Mark 7:6
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And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: `THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
Mark 7:7
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`BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'
Mark 7:8
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~"Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."
Mark 7:9
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He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.
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