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The Teaching of the Ancestors
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|Marcos 7:1| Some Pharisees and several teachers of the Law of Moses from Jerusalem came and gathered around Jesus.
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|Marcos 7:2| They noticed that some of his disciples ate without first washing their hands. 45
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|Marcos 7:3| The Pharisees and many others obey the teachings of their ancestors. They always wash their hands in the proper way 46 before eating.
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|Marcos 7:4| None of them will eat anything they buy in the market until it is washed. They also follow a lot of other teachings, such as washing cups, pitchers, and bowls. 47
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|Marcos 7:5| The Pharisees and teachers asked Jesus, “Why don't your disciples obey what our ancestors taught us to do? Why do they eat without washing their hands?”
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|Marcos 7:6| d Jesus replied:You are nothing but show-offs! The prophet Isaiah was right when he wrote that God had said, “All of you praise me with your words, but you never really think about me.
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|Marcos 7:7|It is useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by humans.”
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|Marcos 7:8|You disobey God's commands in order to obey what humans have taught.
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|Marcos 7:9| You are good at rejecting God's commands so that you can follow your own teachings!
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|Marcos 7:10| eDidn't Moses command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents?
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