3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders:


In Context

1 And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which had come from Jerusalem,

2 and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders:

4 and when they come from the marketplace, except they wash themselves, they eat not: and many other things there be, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.

5 And the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with defiled hands?

Mark 7:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:3(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews eat not without often washing their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands diligently, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3(for the Pharisees and all the Jews, unless they wash their hands diligently, do not eat, holding what has been delivered by the ancients;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3(For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, don't eat unless they wash their hands and forearms, holding to the tradition of the elders.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:3for 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.