Mark 7:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

When they come from the marketplace,  they do not eat unless they have washed.  And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, jugs, kettles, and dining couches.  ,)

Cross References

Hebrews 9:10

They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.

Matthew 23:25

‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed   and self-indulgence.

James 4:8

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

John 2:6

Now six stone water jars had been set there for Jewish purification.  Each contained eighty or one hundred and twenty litres.

Jeremiah 4:14

Wash the evil from your heart,   Jerusalem, so that you will be delivered. How long will you harbour malicious thoughts?

Isaiah 1:16

‘Wash yourselves. Cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from my sight. Stop doing evil.

1 John 1:7

If we walk in the light  as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus  his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Matthew 27:24

When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, ‘I am innocent of this man’s blood.  See to it yourselves! ’

John 3:25

Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples  and a Jew  about purification.

Jeremiah 35:5

I set jars filled with wine and some cups before the sons of the house of the Rechabites and said to them, ‘Drink wine! ’

Matthew 23:26

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,   so that the outside of it   may also become clean.

Mark 7:8

Abandoning the command of God, you hold on to human tradition.’