Mark 7:3
Mark · New Testament · Chapter 7
“For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.”Mark 7:3
What Does Mark 7:3 Mean?
Mark 7:3 is found in the book of Mark, chapter 7, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Mark 7:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Mark 7:8“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.”Colossians 2:8“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.”Mark 7:9“And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.”Galatians 1:14“And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.”Matthew 15:20“These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.”Mark 7:13“Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.”Colossians 2:21“(Touch not; taste not; handle not;”Matthew 3:7“But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”Matthew 15:2“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”Mark 1:22“And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.”Mark 7:5“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?”Mark 7:7“Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”Luke 5:30“But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”1 Peter 1:18“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;”
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