Mark 7:2

Easy To Read Version

The Pharisees and teachers of the law saw that some of Jesus’ followers ate food with hands that were not clean. (“Not clean” means that they did not wash their hands \{in the way the Pharisees said people must\}.)

Cross References

Matthew 15:2

“Why do your followers not obey the rules given to us by our great people that lived before us? Your followers don’t wash their hands before they eat!”

Mark 7:5

The Pharisees {\cf2\super [82]} and teachers of the law said to Jesus, “Your followers don’t follow the rules given to us by our great people that lived before us. Your followers eat their food with hands that are not clean. Why do they do this?”

Luke 11:38

But the Pharisee was surprised when he saw that Jesus did not wash his hands {\cf2\super [209]} first before the meal.

Acts 10:28

Peter said to the people, “You people understand that it is against our Jewish law for a Jew to associate with or visit any person who is not a Jew. But God has shown me that I should not call any person ‘unholy’ or ‘not clean.’

Acts 11:8

But I said, ‘I would never do that, Lord! I have never eaten anything that is unholy or not pure.’

Romans 14:14

I am in the Lord Jesus. And I know that there is no food that is wrong to eat. But if a person believes that something is wrong, then that thing is wrong for him.

Hebrews 10:29

So what do you think should be done to a person who shows his hate for the Son of God? Surely that person should have a much worse punishment. Yes, that person should have a worse punishment for not showing respect for the blood (Jesus’ death) that began the new agreement. {\cf2\super [137]} That blood once made that person holy. And that person should have a worse punishment for showing his hate against the Spirit {\cf2\super [138]} of God’s grace (kindness).