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The Traditions of the Elders
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|Marcos 7:1| The a Pharisees b and some of the scribes c who had come from Jerusalem d gathered around Him.
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|Marcos 7:2| They observed that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unclean e — that is, unwashed — hands.
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|Marcos 7:3| (For the Pharisees, in fact all the Jews, will not eat unless they wash their hands ritually, keeping the tradition of the elders.
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|Marcos 7:4| When they come from the marketplace, f they do not eat unless they have washed. g And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, copper utensils, and dining couches. 1 h)
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|Marcos 7:5| Then the Pharisees i and the scribes j asked Him, “Why don’t Your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders, k instead of eating bread with ritually unclean 2 hands?”
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|Marcos 7:6| He answered them,“Isaiah l prophesied m correctly about you hypocrites, n as it is written: oThese people honor pMe with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
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|Marcos 7:7|They worship Me in vain, t 3teaching qas doctrines rthe commands sof men .
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|Marcos 7:8|Disregarding the command of God, you keep the tradition of men.” 4
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|Marcos 7:9| He also said to them,“You completely invalidate God’s command in order to maintain 5 your tradition!
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|Marcos 7:10|For Moses u said: v 6Honor your father and your mother; and Whoever speaks evil of father or mother w 7must be put to death.
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