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4 and when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of beds.) 5 So the Pharisees and Scribes put the question to Him: "Why do your disciples transgress the traditions of the Elders, and eat their food with unclean hands?" 6 "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites," He replied; "as it is written, "'This People honour Me with their lips, while their hearts are far away from Me: 7 But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.' 8 "You neglect God's Commandment: you hold fast to men's traditions." Mark 7:3-8, Weymouth New Testament. Public domain.
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