Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law asked Jesus, "Why is it that your disciples do not follow the teaching handed down by our ancestors, but instead eat with ritually unclean hands?" New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands? Mark 2:16-18 And the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners? . . . Matthew 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. Acts 21:21,24 Now they have heard of thee that thou teachest those Jews, who are among the Gentiles to depart from Moses: saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, nor walk according to the custom. . . . Romans 4:12 And he might be the father of circumcision; not to them only that are of the circumcision, but to them also that follow the steps of the faith that is in the uncircumcision of our father Abraham. 2 Thessalonians 3:6,11 And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us. . . . Context Tradition and Worship…4And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots and of brazen vessels and of beds. 5And the Pharisees and scribes asked him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread with common hands? 6But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.… Cross References Mark 7:2 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. Mark 7:3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients. Mark 7:8 For leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and of cups: and many other things you do like to these. Mark 7:9 And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition. Mark 7:13 Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do. Galatians 1:14 And I made progress in the Jew's religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. Jump to Previous Ancients Bread Defiled Delivered Disciples Eat Elders Fathers Food Hands Impure Instead Live Pharisees Question Rules Scribes Teachers Tradition Traditions Transgress Unclean Unwashed Unwashen Walk WhereforeJump to Next Ancients Bread Defiled Delivered Disciples Eat Elders Fathers Food Hands Impure Instead Live Pharisees Question Rules Scribes Teachers Tradition Traditions Transgress Unclean Unwashed Unwashen Walk WhereforeLinks Mark 7:5 NIVMark 7:5 NLT Mark 7:5 ESV Mark 7:5 NASB Mark 7:5 Bible Apps Mark 7:5 Biblia Paralela Mark 7:5 Chinese Bible Mark 7:5 French Bible Mark 7:5 German Bible Alphabetical: according and asked bread but disciples do don't eat eating elders food hands Him impure instead Jesus law live not of Pharisees scribes So teachers the their to tradition unclean walk Why with your NT Gospels: Mark 7:5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked him (Mar Mk Mr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |