Mark 7:3

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 7:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
  2. Mark 7:5So 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.”
  3. Mark 7:7They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
  4. Mark 7:13Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
  5. Galatians 1:14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  6. Colossians 2:8See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
  7. Colossians 2:21“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
  8. 1 Peter 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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