Mark 7:1-3

American Standard Version

7 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, ²and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with ^[a]defiled, that is, unwashen, hands. ³(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands ^[b]diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

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Footnotes

Mark 7:2 Or, common
Mark 7:3 Or, up to the elbow. Greek with the fist.

Mark 7:1-3

New International Version

That Which Defiles^(A)

7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus ²and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled,^(B) that is, unwashed. ³(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.^(C)

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