Mark 7:2-23

2and sawG3708 that someG5100 of His disciplesG3101 were eatingG2068 their breadG740 with 12unholyG2839 handsG5495, that is, unwashedG449. 3(For the PhariseesG5330 and allG3956 the other JewsG2453 do not eatG2068 unlessG1437G3361 they 3carefullyG4435 washG3538 their handsG5495, thereby holdingG2902 firmlyG2902 to the 4traditionG3862 of the eldersG4245; 4and when they come from the marketplaceG58, they do not eatG2068 unlessG1437G3361 they 5completelyG907 cleanseG907 themselves; and there are manyG4183 otherG243 thingsG4183 whichG3739 they have receivedG3880 as traditions to firmlyG2902 holdG2902, such as the 6washingG909 of 7cupsG4221, pitchersG3582, and copperG5473 potsG5473.) 5And the PhariseesG5330 and the scribesG1122 askedG1905 Him, “WhyG1223G5101 do Your disciplesG3101 not walkG4043 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the 8traditionG3862 of the eldersG4245, but eatG2068 their breadG740 with 910unholyG2839 handsG5495?” 6But He saidG3004 to them, “RightlyG2573 did IsaiahG2268 prophesyG4395 aboutG4012 you hypocritesG5273, as it is writtenG1125: ‘11ThisG3778 peopleG2992 honorsG5091 Me with their lipsG5491, But their heartG2588 is farG4206 awayG568G4206 from Me.712And inG3155 vainG3155 do they worshipG4576 Me, TeachingG1321 as doctrinesG1319 the commandmentsG1778 of menG444.’ 8NeglectingG863 the commandmentG1785 of GodG2316, you holdG2902 to the 13traditionG3862 of menG444.”

9He was alsoG2532 sayingG3004 to them, “You are expertsG2573 at settingG114 asideG114 the commandmentG1785 of GodG2316 inG2443 orderG2443 toG2443 keepG5083 your 14traditionG3862. 10For MosesG3475 saidG3004, ‘15HonorG5091 your fatherG3962 and your motherG3384’; and, ‘16The one who speaksG2551 evilG2551 ofG2551 fatherG3962 orG2228 motherG3384, is 17certainly to be putG5053 to deathG2288’; 11but you sayG3004, ‘IfG1437 a personG444 saysG3004 to his fatherG3962 orG2228 his motherG3384, whateverG3739G1437 I haveG1537 that would helpG5623 you is 18CorbanG2878 (that is, 19givenG1435 to God),’ 12you noG3765 longerG3765 allowG863 him to doG4160 anythingG3762 for his fatherG3962 orG2228 his motherG3384; 13thereby invalidatingG208 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 by your 20traditionG3862 whichG3739 you have handedG3860 downG3860; and you doG4160 manyG4183 thingsG4183 suchG3946 as that.”

14After He calledG4341 the crowdG3793 to Him againG3825, He began sayingG3004 to them, “ListenG191 to Me, allG3956 of you, and understandG4920: 15there is nothingG3762 outsideG1855 the personG444 which canG1410 defileG2840 him if it goesG1531 into him; but the things which comeG1607 outG1607 of the personG444 are what defileG2840 the personG44421.”

17And whenG3753 He later enteredG1525 a houseG3624, awayG575 from the crowdG3793, 22His disciplesG3101 askedG1905 Him about the parableG3850. 18And He saidG3004 to them, “Are you soG3779 lackingG801 inG801 understandingG801 asG2532 wellG2532? Do you not understandG3539 that whateverG3956 goesG1531 into the personG444 fromG1855 outsideG1855 cannotG1410G3756 defileG2840 him, 19becauseG3754 it does not goG1531 into his heartG2588, but into his stomachG2836, and 23is eliminatedG1519G856G1607?” (Thereby He declaredG2511 24allG3956 foodsG1033 25cleanG2511.) 20And He was sayingG3004, “26That which comesG1607 outG1607 of the personG444, that is what defilesG2840 the personG444. 21For fromG2081 withinG2081, out of the 27heartsG2588 of peopleG444, comeG1607 the evilG2556 thoughtsG1261, acts of sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, theftsG2829, murdersG5408, acts of adulteryG3430, 22deedsG4124 ofG4124 greedG4124, wickednessG4189, deceitG1388, indecentG766 behaviorG766, 2829envyG3788G4190, slanderG988, 30prideG5243, and foolishnessG877. 23AllG3956 theseG3778 evilG4190 thingsG4190 comeG1607 fromG2081 withinG2081 and defileG2840 the personG444.”