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Mark 7:4

King James Version (KJV)

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

Translations

Mark 7:4 - Amplified Bible

And [when they come] from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they purify themselves; and there are many other traditions [oral, man-made laws handed down to them, which they observe faithfully and diligently, such as], the washing of cups and wooden pitchers and widemouthed jugs and utensils of copper and beds--

Mark 7:4 - American Standard Version

and when they come from the market-place, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)

Mark 7:4 - Bible in Basic English

And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

Mark 7:4 - Darby Bible

and [on coming] from the market-place, unless they are washed, they do not eat; and there are many other things which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and vessels, and brazen utensils, and couches),

Mark 7:4 - English Standard Version

and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash.)

Mark 7:4 - King James Version

And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

Mark 7:4 - La Biblia de las Americas

y cuando vuelven de la plaza, no comen a menos de que se laven; y hay muchas otras cosas que han recibido para observarlas, como el lavamiento de los vasos, de los cántaros y de las vasijas de cobre.)

Mark 7:4 - The Message

Mark 7:4 - New American Standard Bible

and {when they come} from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

Mark 7:4 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Cuando vuelven de la plaza, no comen a menos de que se laven; y hay muchas otras cosas que han recibido para observarlas, como el lavamiento de los vasos, de los cántaros y de las vasijas de cobre.)

Mark 7:4 - World English Bible

They don`t eat when they come from the marketplace, unless they bathe themselves, and there are many other things, which they have received to hold to: washings of cups, pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.)

Mark 7:4 - Young's Living Translation

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.

Mark 7:4 - Additional Comments

In addition to the washing of hands in a very precise way, they had similar laws for many other things. Note that these things were not wrong if the Jews did them, but Jesus was saying that they were not bound to do them, that it was not sin to avoid doing them.

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