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Mark 7:2

1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,

and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

3 Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

4 And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
KJV
And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
WEB
Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault.
ASV
and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.
DARBY
and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,
BLB
And they had seen some of His disciples, that with defiled hands—that is, unwashed—they are eating the loaves.
ÅB
Og de fikk se at noen av hans disipler spiste med vanhellige, det er uvaskede, hender;
OTB
og la merke til at noen av disiplene Hans spiste med hender som ble ansett som urene, det vil si, uvaskede.
B1930
Og de fikk se at nogen av hans disipler åt med vanhellige, det er uvaskede, hender;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 10:28

    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

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  • Matthew 7:3–5

    Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?

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  • Romans 14:14

    I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

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  • Acts 11:8

    ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

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  • Acts 10:14–15

    “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”

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  • Daniel 6:4–5

    Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him.

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  • Matthew 23:23–25

    Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

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