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Mark 7:5

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.

So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

7 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

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BSB
So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”
KJV
Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
WEB
The Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why don’t your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unwashed hands?”
ASV
And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?
DARBY
then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why do thy disciples not walk according to what has been delivered by the ancients, but eat the bread with defiled hands?
BLB
And the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat the bread with defiled hands?”
ÅB
Og fariseerne og de skriftlærde spurte ham: Hvorfor følger ikke dine disipler de gamles vedtekt, men spiser med vanhellige hender?
OTB
Så spurte fariseerne og de skriftlærde Ham: “Hvorfor følger ikke disiplene Dine de gamles tradisjon, men spiser med urene hender?”
B1930
Og fariseerne og de skriftlærde spurte ham: Hvorfor følger ikke dine disipler de gamles vedtekt, men eter med vanhellige hender?

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Cross references

  • Acts 21:21

    But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:6

    Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

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  • Galatians 1:14

    I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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  • Matthew 15:2

    “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”

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  • Acts 21:24

    Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.

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  • Mark 2:16–18

    When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

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  • Romans 4:12

    And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.

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