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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They noticed that some of his disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they had seen that some of His disciples are eating the bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and saw that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unholy hands, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with defiled hands, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They observed that some of his disciples were eating bread with unclean —that is, unwashed—hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They observed that some of His disciples were eating their bread with unclean—that is, unwashed—hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They noticed that some of his disciples ate without first washing their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They saw that some of his disciples were unclean because they ate without washing their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They noticed that some of his disciples were eating their food with hands that were ritually unclean--that is, they had not washed them in the way the Pharisees said people should. ( <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And seeing some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled?that is, unwashed?they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And they saw that some of Jesus' disciples ate their bread with unclean hands, that is, unwashed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now when they saw that some of his disciples ate bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled (that is to say with unwashed) hands, they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is unwashed, hands, they found fault. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and having seen certain of His disciples with defiled hands—that is, unwashed—eating bread, they found fault;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they had seen that some of His disciples are eating the bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands -- that is, unwashed -- eating bread, they found fault;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having seen some of his disciples with common hands, that is, unwashed, eating loaves, they rebuked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when they had seen certain ones from his disciples eating bread with common hands, that is, with unwashed hands, they disparaged them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they saw some of his disciples eating bread with their hands unwashed; and they reproached them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they saw some of his disciples eating bread when they had not washed their hands, and they found fault.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And seeing certain ones of His disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And seeing some of his disciples eating bread with hands unclean, that is, unwashed, they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />when observing that some of his disciples were eating with profane hands, that is, without having wash'd them, they found fault.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They had noticed that some of His disciples were eating their food with 'unclean' (that is to say, unwashed)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and saw that some of His disciples ate bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and when they saw some of his disciples eating with impure (that is, unwashed) hands, they found fault:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/7-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2061" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/7.htm">Tradition and Worship</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idontes (V-APA-NMP) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">they saw</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tinas (IPro-AMP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">some</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētōn (N-GMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/2068.htm" title="2068: esthiousin (V-PIA-3P) -- Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.">eating</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/740.htm" title="740: artous (N-AMP) -- Bread, a loaf, food. From airo; bread or a loaf."></a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: chersin (N-DFP) -- A hand. ">with hands</a> <a href="/greek/2839.htm" title="2839: koinais (Adj-DFP) -- Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane.">that were defiled—</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tout’ (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is,</a> <a href="/greek/449.htm" title="449: aniptois (Adj-DFP) -- Unwashed, ceremonially unclean. Without ablution.">unwashed.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-2.htm">Matthew 15:2</a></span><br />“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-38.htm">Luke 11:38</a></span><br />But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-26</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">Galatians 1:14</a></span><br />I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a></span><br />See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-20.htm">Colossians 2:20-22</a></span><br />If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations: / “Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”? / These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-18.htm">Exodus 30:18-21</a></span><br />“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, / with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet. / Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">Leviticus 11:1-8</a></span><br />The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, / “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: / You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-2.htm">Deuteronomy 4:2</a></span><br />You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-32.htm">Deuteronomy 5:32</a></span><br />So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a></span><br />See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-34.htm">2 Kings 17:34</a></span><br />To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashed, hands, they found fault.</p><p class="hdg">defiled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14,15,28</a></b></br> But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean… </p><p class="hdg">they found.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Daniel 6:4,5</a></b></br> Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he <i>was</i> faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-3.htm">Matthew 7:3-5</a></b></br> And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23-25</a></b></br> Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier <i>matters</i> of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/6-44.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/mark/6-52.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/malachi/1-12.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/mark/6-48.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/mark/6-44.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/mark/6-44.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/mark/6-42.htm">Food</a> <a href="/mark/6-38.htm">Found</a> <a href="/mark/6-5.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/53-3.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Noticed</a> <a href="/mark/6-7.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/matthew/15-20.htm">Unwashed</a> <a href="/matthew/15-20.htm">Unwashen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/8-8.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/mark/7-3.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/mark/8-9.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/luke/18-15.htm">Fault</a> <a href="/mark/7-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/mark/7-30.htm">Found</a> <a href="/mark/7-3.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Impure</a> <a href="/luke/5-28.htm">Noticed</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Unwashed</a> <a href="/mark/7-5.htm">Unwashen</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/7-1.htm">The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/7-8.htm">They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/7-14.htm">Food defiles not the man.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">He heals the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/7-31.htm">and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and they saw some of His disciples</b><br>The "they" refers to the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem. These religious leaders were often in opposition to Jesus, scrutinizing His actions and teachings. The disciples, followers of Jesus, were often under observation as representatives of His ministry. This scrutiny highlights the tension between Jesus' teachings and the traditional Jewish practices upheld by the Pharisees.<p><b>eating with hands that were defiled</b><br>In Jewish tradition, ceremonial washing was important to maintain ritual purity. The term "defiled" here refers to being ritually unclean, not necessarily physically dirty. The Pharisees adhered strictly to the oral traditions, which included detailed rituals for handwashing before meals to avoid defilement. This practice was not commanded in the Mosaic Law but was part of the oral traditions that had developed over time.<p><b>that is, unwashed</b><br>The emphasis on "unwashed" hands underscores the conflict between Jesus' teachings and the Pharisaic traditions. The Pharisees believed that failing to perform the ritual washing rendered a person ceremonially unclean. This incident sets the stage for Jesus to address the difference between human traditions and God's commandments, as He later explains that true defilement comes from within a person, not from external factors. This teaching aligns with the broader biblical theme that God desires a pure heart over mere external compliance (<a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of Mark, whose teachings and actions are being scrutinized by the Pharisees and scribes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who are observed eating with unwashed hands, which becomes a point of contention.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a></b><br>A Jewish religious group known for strict adherence to the Law and traditions, who question Jesus about His disciples' practices.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/scribes.htm">Scribes</a></b><br>Experts in Jewish law who often collaborated with the Pharisees in challenging Jesus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city from which the Pharisees and scribes came, indicating the significance of their authority and the seriousness of their inquiry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/tradition_vs._commandment.htm">Tradition vs. Commandment</a></b><br>Understand the difference between human traditions and God's commandments. Traditions can be valuable but should not overshadow or contradict God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inner_purity.htm">Inner Purity</a></b><br>Focus on the condition of the heart rather than merely external rituals. True defilement comes from within, not from failing to adhere to human traditions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legalism's_danger.htm">Legalism's Danger</a></b><br>Beware of legalism, which emphasizes rules over relationship with God. Legalism can lead to judgmental attitudes and spiritual pride.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_sensitivity.htm">Cultural Sensitivity</a></b><br>Recognize the cultural context of biblical teachings. While some practices were specific to Jewish customs, the principles behind them are timeless.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a></b><br>Embrace the freedom that comes from living under grace rather than the law. This freedom should lead to a deeper love for God and others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_you_separate_yourself_from_them.htm">What miracles did Jesus perform according to the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_use_spit_in_healing.htm">Why did Jesus use spit in healing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_criticize_hand-washing_in_mark_7.htm">Why does Jesus openly criticize ritual hand-washing (Mark 7:1-13) if it has clear roots in Old Testament law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_doesn't_jesus_give_a_timeline.htm">(Acts 1:6-7) Why does Jesus avoid giving a clear timeline for restoring Israel, if that was a central hope for Jews?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">With defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands.</span>--The first word means literally <span class= "ital">common.</span> This came to be associated, as in <a href="/acts/10-14.htm" title="But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.">Acts 10:14</a>, with what was "unclean," and so, for Jews at all events, the word acquired a new meaning. St. Mark's Gentile readers, however, were not likely to understand what was meant by "common hands," and therefore he adds his explanation of "unwashed."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/7-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">they saw</span><br /><span class="grk">ἰδόντες</span> <span class="translit">(idontes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some</span><br /><span class="grk">τινὰς</span> <span class="translit">(tinas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθητῶν</span> <span class="translit">(mathētōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eating</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐσθίουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(esthiousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2068.htm">Strong's 2068: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strengthened for a primary edo; used only in certain tenses, the rest being supplied by phago; to eat.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[with] hands</span><br /><span class="grk">χερσίν</span> <span class="translit">(chersin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[that were] defiled—</span><br /><span class="grk">κοιναῖς</span> <span class="translit">(koinais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2839.htm">Strong's 2839: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦτ’</span> <span class="translit">(tout’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔστιν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unwashed.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνίπτοις</span> <span class="translit">(aniptois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_449.htm">Strong's 449: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unwashed, ceremonially unclean. 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