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Mark 7:3-5
New International Version
Mark 7:3-5
New International Version
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.(A) 4 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.[a])(B)
5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(C) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
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- Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
Mark 7:3-5
King James Version
Mark 7:3-5
King James Version
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
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Mark 7:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Mark 7:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 (For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they [a]carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the (A)tradition of the elders; 4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they [b]completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the [c]washing of (B)cups, pitchers, and copper pots.) 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the (C)tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with [d](D)unholy hands?”
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Mark 7:3-5
English Standard Version
Mark 7:3-5
English Standard Version
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly,[a] holding to (A)the tradition of (B)the elders, 4 and 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 (C)the washing of (D)cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.[c]) 5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to (E)the tradition of (F)the elders, (G)but eat with (H)defiled hands?”
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