Mark 7:1–8
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Human Traditions and God’s Commandments
7And the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered to him. 2And they saw that some of his disciples were eating theira bread with unclean—that is, unwashed—hands. 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands ritually,b thus* holding fast to the traditions of the elders. 4And when they comec from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions* which they have received and* hold fast to—for example,d the washing of cups and pitchers and bronze kettles and dining couches.)e 5And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat theirf bread with unclean hands?” 6So he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written,
‘This people honors me with theirg lips,
but their heart is far, far away from me.
7And they worship me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’h
8Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men.”
Footnotes
- aLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- bLiterally “with the fist”; although the exact meaning of the phrase is uncertain, there is general agreement it has to do with the ritual or ceremonial nature of the handwashing
- *Here “thus” is supplied as a component of the participle (“holding fast to”) which is understood as result
- cThe phrase “when they come” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- *The word “traditions” is not in the Greek text but is implied
- *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“have received”) has been translated as a finite verb
- dThe phrase “for example” is not in the Greek text but is supplied as a clarification in the English translation
- eSeveral important manuscripts omit “and dining couches”
- fLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- gLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- hA quotation from Isa 29:13
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