Berean Standard Bible

Mark 7:2-9

2andG2532 they sawG3708 someG5100 ofG3588 HisG846 disciplesG3101 eatingG2068 G3588 G740 with handsG5495 that were defiledG2839—thatG3778 isG1510, unwashedG449.

3NowG1063 in holdingG2902 to theG3588 traditionG3862 of theG3588 eldersG4245, theG3588 PhariseesG5330 andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 JewsG2453 do notG3756 eatG2068 untilG1437 G3361 they washG3538 their handsG5495 ceremoniallyG4435.1 4AndG2532 on returning fromG575 the marketG58, they do not eatG3756 G2068 unlessG1437 G3361 they washG907. AndG2532 there areG1510 manyG4183 otherG243 traditions for themG3880 to observeG2902, including the washingG909 of cupsG4221 , pitchersG3582 , kettlesG5473, andG2532 couches for diningG2825.2

5SoG2532 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 andG2532 scribesG1122 questionedG1905 Jesus: “WhyG1223 G5101 do YourG4771 disciplesG3101 notG3756 walkG4043 according toG2596 theG3588 traditionG3862 of theG3588 eldersG4245? InsteadG235, they eatG2068 G3588 G740 with defiledG2839 handsG5495.”

Jesus answeredG2036 themG846, “IsaiahG2268 prophesiedG4395 correctlyG2573 aboutG4012 youG4771 hypocritesG5273, asG5613 it is writtenG1125 :

‘TheseG3778 peopleG2992 honorG5091 MeG1473 withG3588 their lipsG5491,butG1161 theirG846 heartsG2588 areG568 farG4206 fromG575 MeG1473.7 They worshipG4576 MeG1473 in vainG3155;they teachG1321 as doctrineG1319 the preceptsG1778 of menG444.’3

8You have disregardedG863 theG3588 commandmentG1785 of GodG2316 to keepG2902 theG3588 traditionG3862 of menG444.4”

9He went on to sayG2532 G2036 , “You neatly set asideG2573 G114 theG3588 commandG1785 of GodG2316 toG2443 maintainG5083 5 yourG4771 own traditionG3862.

Notes

1. Mark 7:3 Literally until they have washed their hands to the fist ↩
2. Mark 7:4 NE and WH cups, pitchers, and kettles. ↩
3. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13 (see also LXX) ↩
4. Mark 7:8 BYZ and TR include —washings of pots and cups and many such things like these. ↩
5. Mark 7:9 NA establish ↩