Mark 7:1
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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,
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Mark 7:2
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2 they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were (A)defiled, that is, unwashed.
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Mark 7:3
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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,
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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
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4 and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.[a] And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as (A)the washing of (B)cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.[b])
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Mark 7:14
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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:
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Mark 7:15
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15 (A)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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