Mark 7:3–4
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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
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- 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”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.)
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.)
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, keeping the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and dining couches.)
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NLTNew Living Translation
(The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions. Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.)
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KJV 1900King James Version
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
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