Mark 7:1 - Then the Pharisees and certain scribes from Jerusalem came together to him.
Mark 7:2 - They thought it was wrong that the disciples would eat bread with dirty hands.
Mark 7:3 - Following the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and the Jews do not eat without first washing their hands.
Mark 7:4 - After they return from the market, they never eat without first washing their hands. And they have adopted many other good habits, such as washing dishes and tables.
Mark 7:5 - How come you and your disciples do not follow the laws that the elders followed, and instead eat without washing your hands first, the Pharisees and scribes wanted to know.
Mark 7:6 - He answered them and said: Elias correctly warned of your hypocrisy saying that you speak as if you honor me but in your hearts you don’t.
Mark 7:7 - Even if they worship me in vain, for the sake of the doctrine they teach what men believe.
Mark 7:8 - Humanity is apt to ignore the word of God with the same daily routine of washing dishes.
Mark 7:9 - Then he said, you turn away from God’s commandments so you can keep your old ways.
Mark 7:10 - Because Moses said, Respect your parents, and anyone who betrays their parents will be executed:
