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Matthew 15:2
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Matthew 15:2
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2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)
Mark 7:3-4
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Mark 7:3-4
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3 (The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.(A) 4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.[a])(B)
Footnotes
- Mark 7:4 Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches
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