Mark 7:3 Cross References

Mark 7:3

3: (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.

Galatians 1:14

  1. I was one of the most religious Jews of my own age, and I tried as hard as possible to follow all the old traditions of my religion.

Mark 7:13

  1. As such, you break the law of God in order to protect your own tradition. And this is only one example. There are many, many others."

Colossians 2:8

  1. Don't let anyone lead you astray with empty philosophy and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the evil powers of this world, and not from Christ.

Mark 7:7

  1. 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. Their worship is a farce, for they replace God's commands with their own man-made teachings.'
  2. For you ignore God's specific laws and substitute your own traditions."
  3. Then he said, "You reject God's laws in order to hold on to your own traditions.
  4. For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'

1 Peter 1:18

  1. For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver.

Matthew 15:2

  1. "Why do your disciples disobey our age-old traditions?" they demanded. "They ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat."
  2. Jesus replied, "And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
  3. For instance, God says, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'
  4. But you say, 'You don't need to honor your parents by caring for their needs if you give the money to God instead.'
  5. And so, by your own tradition, you nullify the direct commandment of God.

Mark 7:5

  1. So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him, "Why don't your disciples follow our age-old customs? For they eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony."

Colossians 2:21

  1. "Don't handle, don't eat, don't touch."
  2. Such rules are mere human teaching about things that are gone as soon as we use them.
  3. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, humility, and severe bodily discipline. But they have no effect when it comes to conquering a person's evil thoughts and desires.
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