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Mark 7:1-11
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Mark 7:1-11
English Standard Version
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, 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 (F)the washing of (G)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 (H)the tradition of (I)the elders, (J)but eat with (K)defiled hands?” 6 And 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;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (N)doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of (O)rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, (P)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (Q)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’ (that is, given to God)[d]—
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ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:1-11
SBL Greek New Testament
ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:1-11
SBL Greek New Testament
7 Καὶ συνάγονται πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καί τινες τῶν γραμματέων ἐλθόντες ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων 2 καὶ ἰδόντες τινὰς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ [a]ὅτι κοιναῖς χερσίν, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἀνίπτοις, ἐσθίουσιν [b]τοὺς [c]ἄρτους— 3 οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, 4 καὶ ἀπ’ [d]ἀγορᾶς ἐὰν μὴ [e]βαπτίσωνται οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, καὶ ἄλλα πολλά ἐστιν ἃ παρέλαβον κρατεῖν, βαπτισμοὺς ποτηρίων καὶ ξεστῶν καὶ χαλκίων [f]καὶ κλινῶν— 5 [g]καὶ ἐπερωτῶσιν αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς· Διὰ τί [h]οὐ περιπατοῦσιν οἱ μαθηταί σου κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀλλὰ [i]κοιναῖς χερσὶν ἐσθίουσιν τὸν ἄρτον; 6 ὁ [j]δὲ εἶπεν [k]αὐτοῖς· Καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν Ἠσαΐας περὶ ὑμῶν τῶν ὑποκριτῶν, ὡς γέγραπται [l]ὅτι Οὗτος ὁ λαὸς τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ· 7 μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με, διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων· 8 [m]ἀφέντες τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ κρατεῖτε τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν [n]ἀνθρώπων.
9 Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· Καλῶς ἀθετεῖτε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶν [o]τηρήσητε· 10 Μωϋσῆς γὰρ εἶπεν· Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα σου, καί· Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω· 11 ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· Ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί· Κορβᾶν, ὅ ἐστιν Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,
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- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:2 ὅτι κοιναῖς … ἀνίπτοις, ἐσθίουσιν WH Treg NIV ] κοιναῖς … ἀνίπτοις ἐσθίοντας RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:2 τοὺς WH Treg NIV ] – RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:2 ἄρτους WH Treg NIV ] + ἐμέμψαντο RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:4 ἀγορᾶς WH Treg RP NA ] + ὅταν ἔλθωσιν NIV
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:4 βαπτίσωνται Treg NIV RP ] ῥαντίσωνται WH
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:4 καὶ κλινῶν Treg RP NA ] – WH NIV
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:5 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] Ἔπειτα RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:5 οὐ περιπατοῦσιν οἱ μαθηταί σου WH Treg NIV ] οἱ μαθηταί σου οὐ περιπατοῦσιν RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:5 κοιναῖς WH Treg NIV ] ἀνίπτοις RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:6 δὲ WH Treg NIV ] + ἀποκριθεὶς RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:6 αὐτοῖς WH NIV ] ὅτι Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:6 ὅτι WH NIV ] – Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:8 ἀφέντες WH Treg NIV] + γὰρ RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:8 ἀνθρώπων WH NIV ] + βαπτισμοὺς ξεστῶν καὶ ποτηρίων καὶ ἄλλα παρόμοια τοιαῦτα πολλὰ ποιεῖτε Treg RP
- ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 7:9 τηρήσητε WH Treg NIV RP ] στήσητε WHmarg NA
Mark 7:1-11
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Mark 7:1-11
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That Which Defiles(A)
7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and 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) 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])(D)
5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders(E) instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’[b](F)
8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(G)
9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[c] your own traditions!(H) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[d](I) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[e](J) 11 But you say(K) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)—
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