Verse 3
Mark 7:3
New Living Translation
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(The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.
Original Language Text
greek
οἱ γὰρ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἐὰν μὴ πυγμῇ νίψωνται τὰς χεῖρας οὐκ ἐσθίουσιν, κρατοῦντες τὴν παράδοσιν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων,
English Translation
For the Pharisees and all the Jews, if they do not wash their hands in a fistula, they do not eat, holding to the tradition of the elders.
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Chapter 7 Context
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One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Yashua (Jesus).
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They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before ea...
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(The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands...
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Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is...
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So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, “Why don’t your disciples follow our age-o...
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote...
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Their worship is a farce,<br>for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God (Elohim).’<br>
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For you ignore God (Elohim)’s law and substitute your own tradition.”
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Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God (Elohim)’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.
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For instance, Moses gave you this law from God (Elohim): ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone...
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But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have...
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In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.
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And so you cancel the word of God (Elohim) in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is onl...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to...
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It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart. ”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) went into a house to get away from the crowd, and his disciples asked him what h...
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“Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot...
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Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.”...
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And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.
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For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
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adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
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All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
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Then Yashua (Jesus) left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know...
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Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed...
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and she begged him to cast out the demon from her daughter. Since she was a Gentile, born in Syrian...
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Yashua (Jesus) told her, “First I should feed the children — my own family, the Jews. It isn’t right...
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She replied, “That’s true, Lord, but even the dogs under the table are allowed to eat the scraps fro...
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“Good answer!” he said. “Now go home, for the demon has left your daughter.”
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And when she arrived home, she found her little girl lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone.
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Yashua (Jesus) left Tyre and went up to Sidon before going back to the Sea of Galilee and the region...
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A deaf man with a speech impediment was brought to him, and the people begged Yashua (Jesus) to lay...
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Yashua (Jesus) led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s...
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Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said, <i>“Ephphatha,”</i> which means, “Be opened!”
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Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed so he could speak plainly!
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Yashua (Jesus) told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they sp...
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They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even make...
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