Mark 7:5–15

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.

⁷And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.

⁸For 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.

⁹And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

¹⁰For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother. And He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

¹¹But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee.

¹²And further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother,

¹³Making void the word of God by your own tradition, which you have given forth. And many other such like things you do.

¹⁴And calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them: Hear ye me all and understand.

¹⁵There is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defile him. But the things which come from a man, those are they that defile a man.