Mark 7:3-13

MSTC(i) 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often, eat not; observing the traditions of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash themselves they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have taken upon them to observe, as the washing of cups and cruses, and of brazen vessels, and of tables. 5 Then asked him the Pharisees and scribes, "Why walk not thy disciples according to the traditions of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?" 6 He answered and said unto them, "Well prophesied hath Isaiah of you hypocrites as it is written, 'This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.' 7 In vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but the commandments of men, 8 for ye lay the commandment of God apart, and ye observe the traditions of men as the washing of cruses and of cups, and many other such like things ye do." 9 And he said unto them, "Well, ye cast aside the commandment of God, to maintain your own traditions. 10 For Moses said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother,' and, 'Whosoever curseth father or mother, let him die for it.' 11 But ye say, 'A man shall say to his father or mother, Corban; which is, that thou desirest of me, to help thee with, is given to God.' 12 And so ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother, 13 making the word of God of none effect through your own traditions which ye have ordained. And many such things ye do."