Mark 7
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Mark 7:2-4

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.)

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Notes

  1. 1. Mark 7:2 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean ↩
  2. 2. Mark 7:2 Matt 15:2; Mark 7:5; Luke 11:38; Acts 10:14, 28; 11:8; Rom 14:14; Heb 10:29; Rev 21:27 ↩
  3. 3. Mark 7:3 Lit with a fist (following a prescribed ritual) ↩
  4. 4. Mark 7:3 Mark 7:5, 8, 9, 13; Gal 1:14 ↩
  5. 5. Mark 7:4 Lit baptize; i.e., immerse; two early mss purify ↩
  6. 6. Mark 7:4 Lit baptisms ↩
  7. 7. Mark 7:4 Matt 23:25 ↩

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