Mark 7:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

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  • Mark 7:13 : 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”
  • Gal 1:14 : 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
  • Col 2:8 : 8 Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.
  • Col 2:21-23 : 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!” 22 These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are on human commands and teachings. 23 Even though they have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed worship and humility achieved by an unsparing treatment of the body– a wisdom with no true value– they in reality result in fleshly indulgence.
  • 1 Pet 1:18 : 18 You know that from your empty way of life inherited from your ancestors you were ransomed– not by perishable things like silver or gold,
  • Matt 15:2-6 : 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? 4 For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’ 5 But you say,‘If someone tells his father or mother,“Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” 6 he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
  • Mark 7:5 : 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?”
  • Mark 7:7-9 : 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. 10 For Moses said,‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and,‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’

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  • Mark 7:4-9
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    89%

    4And 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.)

    5The 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?”

    6He said to them,“Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

    7They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’

    8Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition.”

    9He also said to them,“You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.

  • Mark 7:1-2
    2 verses
    87%

    1Breaking Human Traditions Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.

    2And they saw that some of Jesus’ disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.

  • Matt 15:1-3
    3 verses
    85%

    1Breaking 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.”

    3He answered them,“And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

  • Matt 15:20
    78%

    20These are the things that defile a person; it is not eating with unwashed hands that defiles a person.”

  • Luke 11:37-39
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    76%

    37Rebuking 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.

    38The Pharisee was astonished when he saw that Jesus did not first wash his hands before the meal.

    39But 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.

  • Matt 23:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

    26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup, so that the outside may become clean too!

  • Mark 7:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18He said to them,“Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?

    19For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.”(This means all foods are clean.)

  • Mark 7:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

    13Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”

  • Lev 22:6
    71%

    6the person who touches any of these will be unclean until evening and must not eat from the holy offerings unless he has bathed his body in water.

  • Luke 6:2
    71%

    2But some of the Pharisees said,“Why are you doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

  • Matt 23:3
    71%

    3Therefore pay attention to what they tell you and do it. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they teach.

  • Mark 2:24
    70%

    24So the Pharisees said to him,“Look, why are they doing what is against the law on the Sabbath?”

  • Luke 7:30
    70%

    30However, the Pharisees and the experts in religious law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

  • Luke 11:41-42
    2 verses
    70%

    41But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.

    42“But woe to you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, rue, and every herb, yet you neglect justice and love for God! But you should have done these things without neglecting the others.

  • Matt 15:9-12
    4 verses
    70%

    9and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

    10True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.

    11What defiles a person is not what goes into the mouth; it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.”

    12Then the disciples came to him and said,“Do you know that when the Pharisees heard this saying they were offended?”

  • Matt 12:2
    69%

    2But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”

  • Luke 7:36
    69%

    36Jesus’ 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.

  • Mark 7:15
    69%

    15There 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.”

  • Lev 15:11
    69%

    11Anyone whom the man with the discharge touches without having rinsed his hands in water must wash his clothes, bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.

  • Heb 9:10
    68%

    10They served only for matters of food and drink and various ritual washings; they are external regulations imposed until the new order came.

  • Exod 30:19
    68%

    19and Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and their feet from it.

  • Luke 5:33
    68%

    33The 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.”

  • Exod 40:31
    68%

    31Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet from it.

  • Exod 30:21
    68%

    21they must wash their hands and their feet so that they do not die. And this will be a perpetual ordinance for them and for their descendants throughout their generations.”

  • Luke 6:7
    68%

    7The 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.

  • Matt 23:5
    68%

    5They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.

  • Matt 15:6
    68%

    6he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

  • Luke 14:1
    67%

    1Healing 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.

  • Lev 17:16
    67%

    16But if he does not wash his clothes and does not bathe his body, he will bear his punishment for iniquity.’”

  • Matt 9:11
    67%

    11When the Pharisees saw this they said to his disciples,“Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

  • Mark 3:6
    67%

    6So the Pharisees went out immediately and began plotting with the Herodians, as to how they could assassinate him.

  • Matt 16:12
    67%

    12Then 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.

  • Lev 7:19
    67%

    19The meat which touches anything ceremonially unclean must not be eaten; it must be burned up in the fire. As for ceremonially clean meat, everyone who is ceremonially clean may eat the meat.