KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 7:4
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.
WEB World English Bible
They don’t eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)
ASV American Standard Version
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.)
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.
Surrounding context — Mark 7
1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.
2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
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.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἀγορᾶςG58 · agoramarketplaceἐὰνG1437 · eanifμὴG3361 · mēnotβαπτίσωνται,G907 · baptizōto baptizeοὐκG3756 · ounoἐσθίουσιν·G2068 · esthiōto eatκαὶG2532 · kaiandἄλλαG243 · allosanotherπολλάG4183 · polusmuchἐστινG1510 · eimito beἃG3739 · hos, hēwhichπαρέλαβονG3880 · paralambanōto takeκρατεῖν,G2902 · krateōto grasp/seizeβαπτισμοὺςG909 · baptismosbaptismποτηρίωνG4221 · potērioncupκαὶG2532 · kaiandξεστῶνG3582 · xestēspitcherκαὶG2532 · kaiandχαλκίωνG5473 · chalkionkettleκαὶG2532 · kaiandκλινῶν.¶G2825 · klinēbed
Cross-references
Luke 11:38-39And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.Matthew 23:25Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.Hebrews 9:10[Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation.Jeremiah 4:14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;John 2:6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.James 4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double minded.Matthew 27:24When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but [that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his] hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye [to it].Job 9:30-31If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;Psalm 26:6I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.John 3:25Then there arose a question between [some] of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
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