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,


In Context

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

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

3 for 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,

4 and, coming from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.

5 Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, 'Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

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 English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

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 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.