Mark 7:3

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, thus holding to the tradition of the elders.

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashed, hands, they found fault.

4And when they come from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other traditions which they observe, such as the washing of cups, and pots, and vessels of copper.)

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Cross References

Mark 7:5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but rather eat bread with unwashed hands?

Mark 7:13Thus making the word of God invalid through your tradition, which you have handed down: and you do many such things.

Colossians 2:8Beware, lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, which depend on the traditions of men and the rudiments of the world, and not on Christ.

1 Peter 1:18For you know that you were not redeemed with perishable things, such as silver and gold, from the vain way of life you inherited from your fathers;

Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24

The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →

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