Mark 7:1 - The Message1-4 The Pharisees, along with some religion scholars who had come from Jerusalem, gathered around him. They noticed that some of his disciples weren’t being careful with ritual washings before meals. The Pharisees—Jews in general, in fact—would never eat a meal without going through the motions of a ritual hand-washing, with an especially vigorous scrubbing if they had just come from the market (to say nothing of the scourings they’d give jugs and pots and pans). See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 NOW THERE gathered together to [Jesus] the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, See the chapterCommon English Bible1 The Pharisees and some legal experts from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes, arriving from Jerusalem, gathered together before him. See the chapter |