Song of Solomon 2:8-13

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The Bride Adores Her Beloved

⁸The voice of my beloved!
    Behold, he comes,
leaping ^(A)over the mountains,
    bounding over the hills.
⁹My beloved is like ^(B)a gazelle
    or a young stag.
Behold, there he stands
    behind our wall,
gazing through the windows,
    looking through the lattice.
¹⁰My beloved speaks and says to me:
^(C)“Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
    and come away,
¹¹for behold, the winter is past;
    ^(D)the rain is over and gone.
¹²^(E)The flowers appear on the earth,
    the time of singing^[a] has come,
and the voice of ^(F)the turtledove
    is heard in our land.
¹³^(G)The fig tree ripens its figs,
    and ^(H)the vines are in blossom;
    they give forth fragrance.
^(I)Arise, my love, my beautiful one,
    and come away.

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Song of Solomon 2:12 Or pruning

Mark 7:1-8

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Traditions and Commandments

7 ^(A)Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes ^(B)who had come from Jerusalem, ²they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were ^(C)defiled, that is, unwashed. ³(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly,^[a] holding to ^(D)the tradition of ^(E)the elders, ⁴and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.^[b] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as ^(F)the washing of ^(G)cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.^[c]) ⁵And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to ^(H)the tradition of ^(I)the elders, ^(J)but eat with ^(K)defiled hands?” ⁶And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you ^(L)hypocrites, as it is written,

^(M)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
⁷in vain do they worship me,
teaching as ^(N)doctrines the commandments of men.’

⁸You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

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Mark 7:3 Greek unless they wash the hands with a fist, probably indicating a kind of ceremonial washing
Mark 7:4 Greek unless they baptize; some manuscripts unless they purify themselves
Mark 7:4 Some manuscripts omit and dining couches

Mark 7:14-15

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What Defiles a Person

¹⁴And he called the people to him again and said to them, ^(A)“Hear me, all of you, and understand: ¹⁵^(B)There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him, but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.”^[a]

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Mark 7:15 Some manuscripts add verse 16: If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear

Mark 7:21-23

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²¹For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, ^(A)murder, adultery, ²²coveting, wickedness, deceit, ^(B)sensuality, ^(C)envy, ^(D)slander, ^(E)pride, ^(F)foolishness. ²³^(G)All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”