Mark 7:3

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.

WEB

(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don’t eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

YLT

for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

F.O.G Original

(3) (For the Pharisees all the Judeans don’t eat, unless with the fist, wash hands, observing the elders traditions.

F.O.G

(3) (For the Pharisees all the Judeans don’t eat, unless with the fist, wash hands, observing the elders traditions.

F.O.G MSG

³You see, the Pharisees and all religious Jews never eat without first performing the traditional hand-washing ceremonyᵇ, strictly following the traditions passed down from their ancestors.

Footnotes:

³ᵇ Traditional hand-washing ceremony: An intricate ritual involving specific amounts of water, hand positions, and prayers—not commanded in Scripture but developed by religious tradition.