Mark 7:2
And they saw that some of Jesus’ disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.
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- Acts 10:28 : 28 He said to them,“You know that it is unlawful for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile, yet God has shown me that I should call no person defiled or ritually unclean.
- Matt 7:3-5 : 3 Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own? 4 Or how can you say to your brother,‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own? 5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
- Rom 14:14 : 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.
- Dan 6:4-5 : 4 Consequently the supervisors and satraps were trying to find some pretext against Daniel in connection with administrative matters. But they were unable to find any such damaging evidence, because he was trustworthy and guilty of no negligence or corruption. 5 So these men concluded,“We won’t find any pretext against this man Daniel unless it is in connection with the law of his God.”
- Matt 23:23-25 : 23 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You give a tenth of mint, dill, and cumin, yet you neglect what is more important in the law– justice, mercy, and faithfulness! You should have done these things without neglecting the others. 24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat yet swallow a camel! 25 “Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
- Acts 10:14-15 : 14 But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!” 15 The voice spoke to him again, a second time,“What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”
- Acts 11:8 : 8 But I said,‘Certainly not, Lord, for nothing defiled or ritually unclean has ever entered my mouth!’
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- Mark 7:3-53 verses89%
3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.
4 And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.)
5 The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him,“Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?”
- Matt 15:1-33 verses86%
1 Breaking Human Traditions Then Pharisees and experts in the law came from Jerusalem to Jesus and said,
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”
3 He answered them,“And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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1 Breaking Human Traditions Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.
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20 These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”
- Matt 12:1-44 verses78%
1 Lord of the Sabbath At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on a Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pick heads of wheat and eat them.
2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”
3 He said to them,“Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry–
4 how he entered the house of God and they ate the sacred bread, which was against the law for him or his companions to eat, but only for the priests?
- Luke 11:37-393 verses77%
37 Rebuking the Pharisees and Experts in the Law As he spoke, a Pharisee invited Jesus to have a meal with him, so he went in and took his place at the table.
38 The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.
39 But the Lord said to him,“Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
- Luke 6:1-22 verses75%
1 Lord of the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, rubbed them in their hands, and ate them.
2 But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
- Matt 15:10-123 verses75%
10 True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.
11 What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”
12 Then the disciples came to him and said,“Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”
- Mark 2:23-242 verses74%
23 Lord of the Sabbath Jesus was going through the grain fields on a Sabbath, and his disciples began to pick some heads of wheat as they made their way.
24 So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”
- Mark 7:17-204 verses74%
17 Now when Jesus had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about the parable.
18 He said to them,“Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?
19 For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.”(This means all foods are clean.)
20 He said,“What comes out of a person defiles him.
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11 When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Mark 7:7-93 verses73%
7 They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’
8 Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition.”
9 He also said to them,“You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.
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16 When the experts in the law and the Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples,“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
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1 Healing Again on the Sabbath Now one Sabbath when Jesus went to dine at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, they were watching him closely.
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7 The experts in the law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a reason to accuse him.
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15 There is nothing outside of a person that can defile him by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles him.”
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36 Jesus’ Anointing Now one of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went into the Pharisee’s house and took his place at the table.
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4 how he entered the house of God, took and ate the sacred bread, which is not lawful for any to eat but the priests alone, and gave it to his companions?”
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13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”
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14 The Superiority of the New Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked,“Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”
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18 The Superiority of the New Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. So they came to Jesus and said,“Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”
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30 But the Pharisees and their experts in the law complained to his disciples, saying,“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
- Matt 16:11-122 verses70%
11 How could you not understand that I was not speaking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees!”
12 Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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33 The Superiority of the New Then they said to him,“John’s disciples frequently fast and pray, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours continue to eat and drink.”
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26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!
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18 Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples
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7 So they began to discuss this among themselves, saying,“It is because we brought no bread.”
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32 They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.
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1 Departure From Judea Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John
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10 A man was there who had a withered hand. And they asked Jesus,“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” so that they could accuse him.
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26 how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?”