Mark 7:4
The Scripture
(4) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Mark 7 Jesus delivers a discourse on the law and the prophets, confronting the Pharisees with questions about their hypocrisy. He declares that what is inside the heart is what truly matters, not mere outward words. The chapter ends with a warning that religious practice without true repentance is meaningless.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 9:30Job 9:31Psalms 26:6Isaiah 1:16Jeremiah 4:14Matthew 27:24Luke 11:38Luke 11:39John 2:6John 3:25Hebrews 9:10James 4:8
Related verses (shared words)
Mark 7:8Isaiah 22:24Exodus 38:3Exodus 38:30II Samuel 8:10II Chronicles 24:14