James 1:22-27
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22 But be (A)doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, (B)the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, (C)he will be blessed in his doing.
26 If anyone thinks he is religious (D)and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's (E)religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (F)to visit (G)orphans and widows in their affliction, and (H)to keep oneself (I)unstained from the world.
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Mark 7:1-3
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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, 2 they 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,
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- Mark 7:3 Greek unless they wash the hands with a fist, probably indicating a kind of ceremonial washing
Mark 7:5-8
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5 And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to (A)the tradition of (B)the elders, (C)but eat with (D)defiled hands?” 6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (E)hypocrites, as it is written,
(F)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (G)doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
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Mark 7:14-15
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What Defiles a Person
14 And 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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