Mark, Chapter 7, verses 1-23: BIBLE, New American Standard Bible == BIBLE-CENTER

Mark, Chapter 7, verses 1-23

¹ The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, ² and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. ³ (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they^a Lit with the fistcarefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; ⁴ and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they^b Or sprinklecleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the^c Lit baptizingwashing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.) ⁵ The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” ⁶ And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. ⁷ ‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’	1 Mar 7:1-23 Mat 15:1 2 Mat 15:2 Mar 7:5 Luk 11:38 Act 10:14 Act 10:28 Act 11:8 Rom 14:14 Heb 10:29 Rev 21:27 3 Mar 7:5 Mar 7:8 Mar 7:9 Mar 7:13 Gal 1:14 4 Mat 23:25 5 Mar 7:3 Mar 7:8 Mar 7:9 Mar 7:13 Gal 1:14 Mar 7:2 6 Isa 29:13 7 Isa 29:13
⁸ Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”	8 Mar 7:3 Mar 7:5 Mar 7:9 Mar 7:13 Gal 1:14
⁹ He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. ¹⁰ For Moses said, ‘HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER’; and, ‘HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, IS TO^d Lit die the deathBE PUT TO DEATH’; ¹¹ but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say,^e Or a gift, i.e. an offeringgiven to God),’ ¹² you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; ¹³ thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”	9 Mar 7:3 Mar 7:5 Mar 7:8 Mar 7:13 Gal 1:14 10 Exo 20:12 Deu 5:16 Exo 21:17 Lev 20:9 11 Lev 1:2 Mat 27:6 13 Mar 7:3 Mar 7:5 Mar 7:8 Mar 7:9 Gal 1:14
¹⁴ After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: ¹⁵ there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. ¹⁶ [^f Early mss do not contain this verseIf anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”]
¹⁷ When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable. ¹⁸ And He said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, ¹⁹ because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and^g Lit goes out into the latrineis eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.) ²⁰ And He was saying, “That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts,^h I.e. acts of sexual immoralityfornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, ²² deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality,ⁱ Lit an evil eyeenvy, slander,^j Or arrogance*pride and foolishness. ²³ All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.”	17 Mar 2:1 Mar 3:20 Mar 9:28 Mat 15:15 19 Rom 14:1-12 Col 2:16 Luk 11:41 Act 10:15 Act 11:9 20 Mat 15:18 Mar 7:23 22 Mat 6:23 Mat 20:15


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