Mark 7:1–23

Then ^acame together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. ²And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, ^bwith unwashen, hands, they found fault. ³For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. ⁴And when they come from the market, except they ^cwash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the ^cwashing of ^dcups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. ⁵Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread ^bwith unwashen hands? ⁶He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, ^eThis people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. ⁷Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. ⁸For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as ^fthe washing of pots and cups: ^gand many other such like things ye do. ⁹And he said unto them, Full well ye ^hreject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. ¹⁰For Moses said, ^hhHonour thy father and thy mother; and, ⁱWhoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death. ¹¹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is ⁱⁱCorban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. ¹²And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; ¹³making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: ^gand many such like things do ye.

¹⁴And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: ¹⁵There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. ^16jIf any man have ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁷And when he was entered ^kinto the house from the people,^lhis disciples asked him concerning the parable. ¹⁸And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; ¹⁹because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? ²⁰And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. ²¹For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²²thefts, ⁿcovetousness, ⁿwickedness, deceit, ^olasciviousness, ^pan evil eye, blasphemy, ^qpride, ^rfoolishness: ²³all these evil things come from within, and defile the man.