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(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands,[a] observing the tradition of the elders; and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they purify[b] themselves;[c] and there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pots and vessels of bronze.[d]) And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live[e] according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with hands defiled?”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:3 One Greek word is of uncertain meaning and is not translated
  2. Mark 7:4 Other ancient authorities read baptize
  3. Mark 7:4 Other ancient authorities read and they do not eat anything from the market unless they purify it
  4. Mark 7:4 Other ancient authorities add and beds
  5. Mark 7:5 Greek walk

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