(For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they [a]carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the (A)tradition of the elders;

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  1. Mark 7:3 Lit with a fist (following a prescribed ritual)

And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the (A)tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with (B)[a]unholy hands?”

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  1. Mark 7:5 Lit common; i.e., ritually unclean

Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the (A)tradition of men.”

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13 thereby invalidating the word of God by your (A)tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

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14 and I (A)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my [a]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my (B)ancestral traditions.

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  1. Galatians 1:14 Lit race

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