Mark 7:5

Mark 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
• New International Version (NIV)So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?”

Context of Mark 7:5

3(For the Pharisees and all Jewish people do not eat unless they wash their hands up to the elbow, keeping the tradition of the elders. 4And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing. There are many other traditions they have received and hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels.) The Pharisees and Torah scholars questioned Yeshua, “Why don’t Your disciples walk according to the tradition of the elders? Why do they eat bread with unwashed hands?” 6And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors Me with their lips but their heart is far from Me. 7And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Mark 7:5 word by word

Καὶ ἐπερωτῶσιν αὐτὸν οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ οἱ γραμματεῖς· διὰ τί οὐ περιπατοῦσιν οἱ μαθηταί σου κατὰ τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀλλὰ κοιναῖς χερσὶν ἐσθίουσιν τὸν ἄρτον;¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenἔπειταepeita · thenG1899
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• walkπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the traditionπαράδοσιςparadosis · traditionG3862
• of the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• eatἐσθίωesthiō · to eatG2068
• breadἄρτοςartos · breadG740
• withχείρcheir · handG5495
• unwashenἄνιπτοςaniptos · unwashedG449

Cross-references for Mark 7:5

• Mark 2:16When the Torah scholars of the Pharisees saw Him eating with sinners and tax collectors, they began to say to His disciples, “With tax collectors and sinners He eats?”
• Matthew 15:2“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not do the ritual handwashing when they eat bread.”
• Acts 21:21They have been told about you—that you teach all the Jewish people among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or to walk according to the customs.
• Romans 4:12Also he is the father of the circumcised, to those not only circumcised but also walking in the footsteps of the trust of our father Abraham before his circumcision.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us.

Commentaries on Mark 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Why walk not thy disciples - See on Matthew 15:2-9; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Since the Pharisees believed that their oral traditions were given to Moses as part of God’s divine revelation, they asked Jesus why his disciples did not keep them. After all, teachers were responsible for the behavior of their disciples (see 2:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:5

• Ablution
• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Hand
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Purification
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
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• Holiness
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Pharisees

Commentaries on Mark 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings