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Mark 7

Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity

One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus.

Defilement Comes from Within

Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem.

They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.

Now [a]when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, [b]they found fault.

(The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands,a as required by their ancient traditions.

For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands [c]in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders.

Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their handsb in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to — such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.c)

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other things which they have received and hold, like the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels, and couches.

So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.”

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?”

Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,
‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.

He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

Their worship is a farce,
for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’d

And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men — [d]the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”

Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.

He said to them, “All too well you [e]reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’e and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’f

For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’g

But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban” — ’ (that is, a gift to God),

In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.

then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother,

And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”

making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand:

It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart.h”

There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man.

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