2saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were "unclean," that is, unwashed.


In Context

1 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and

2 saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were "unclean," that is, unwashed.

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.

4 When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles. )

Mark 7:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:2And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:2and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:2and had seen that some of his disciples ate their bread with defiled, that is, unwashen, hands.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2And when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled (that is to say with unwashed) hands, they found fault.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2Now when they saw some of his disciples eating bread with defiled, that is, unwashed, hands, they found fault.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:2and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands — that is, unwashed — eating bread, they found fault;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashed, hands, they found fault.