Mark 7:1–23

Then came together unto him ↦the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.⇇

And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with ↦defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, ↦they found fault.⇇

For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding ↦the tradition of the elders.⇇

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.⇇

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?⇉⇇

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.⇇

Howbeit ↦in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines ↦the commandments of men.⇇

For ↦laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold ↦the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.⇇

And he said unto them, ↦Full well ye ↦reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.⇇

For Moses said, ↦Honour thy father and thy mother; and, ↦Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:⇇

But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, ↦It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.⇇

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;⇇

Making ↦the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many ↦such like things do ye.⇇

And ↦when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, ↦and understand:⇇

There is ↦nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: ↦but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.⇇

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.⇉⇇

And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.⇉⇇

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;⇉⇇

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?⇉⇇

And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.⇉⇇

For from within, ↦out of the heart of men, proceed ↦evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,⇇

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, ↦an evil eye, blasphemy, ↦pride, ↦foolishness:⇇

All these evil things come from within, and ↦defile the man.⇇