Mark 7:4 - Tree of Life Version

⁴ And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing. There are many other traditions they have received and hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, copper vessels.)

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they purify themselves; and there are many other traditions [oral, man-made laws handed down to them, which they observe faithfully and diligently, such as], the washing of cups and wooden pitchers and widemouthed jugs and utensils of copper and beds–

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ and when they come from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)

Common English Bible

⁴ Upon returning from the marketplace, they don’t eat without first immersing themselves. They observe many other rules that have been handed down, such as the washing of cups, jugs, pans, and sleeping mats.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And when returning from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other things which have been handed down to them to observe: the washings of cups, and pitchers, and bronze containers, and beds.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And when they come from the market, unless they be washed, they eat not: and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe, the washings of cups and of pots, and of brazen vessels, and of beds.

Mark 7:4 Cross References

Psalm 26:6

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I can walk around Your altar, Adonai,

Isaiah 1:16

“Wash and make yourselves clean. Put away the evil of your deeds from before My eyes. Cease to do evil.

Jeremiah 35:5

I set jars full of wine and cups before the sons of the house of the Rechabites, and said to them: “Drink wine!”

Jeremiah 4:14

O Jerusalem, purify your heart from wickedness, so that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?

Matthew 23:25

“Woe to you, Torah scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and uncontrolled desire.

Matthew 23:26

O blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw he was accomplishing nothing, but instead a riot was starting, he took some water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. “I am innocent of this blood,” he said. “You see to it yourselves!”

Mark 7:8

Having left behind the commandment of God, you hold on to the tradition of men.”

John 2:6

Now there were six stone jars, used for the Jewish ritual of purification, each holding two to three measures.

John 3:25

Now an argument came up between John’s disciples and a Judean concerning purification.

Hebrews 9:10

These relate only to food and drink and various washings—regulations for the body imposed until a time of setting things straight.

James 4:8

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded!

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another and the blood of His Son Yeshua purifies us from all sin.