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Mark 7

That Which Defiles

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. ...

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  1. After the two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin. From this comes the Israelite tradition
  2. Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.
  3. You have observed the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their traditions. Therefore I will give you over to ruin and your people to derision; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
  4. “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”
  5. Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
  6. they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
  7. (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.
  8. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)
  9. So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
  10. You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”
  11. And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!
  12. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”
  13. On Covering the Head in Worship

    I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
  14. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
  15. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
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7 topical index results for “tradition”

PHARISEES » Traditions of, in regard to
ABLUTION : Traditional forms of, not observed by Jesus (Luke 11:38,39)
BIGOTRY » INSTANCES OF » Of not conforming to the traditions (Luke 11:38,39)