Mark 7:1-23 And there came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

Whiston⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And there came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. ² And when they knew some of his disciples did eat the loaves with common, that is to say with unwashen hands, they condemned [them]. ³ For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash hands often, eat not bread, holding the tradition of the elders. 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 observe; the washing of cups and pots, brasen vessels, and of beds. ⁵ And the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with common hands? ⁶ He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites; And he said, This people loveth me with [their] lips, but their heart hath departed far from me. ⁷ But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines, the commandments of men: ⁸ As the washing of pots and cups: and many other things ye do that are like [them]; leaving the command of God; ye hold the tradition of men. ⁹ And he said unto them, Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may confirm your own tradition! ¹⁰ For Moses said Honour thy father and mother: and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death. ¹¹ But ye say, If a man shall say to his father, or mother, [It is] Corban, that is, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightst be profited by me; ¹² Ye suffer him not to do ought for his father or mother: ¹³ Making the word of God of none effect through your foolish tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. ¹⁴ And when he had called the multitude again unto him, he said unto them, Hear me every one of you, and mind. ¹⁵ There is nothing from without a man that entring into him can defile him: but the things which come out of a man, those are they that defile the man. ¹⁶ If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. ¹⁷ And when he was entred into the house from the multitude, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. ¹⁸ And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entreth into the man, it cannot defile him? ¹⁹ Because it entreth not into the heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, and purgeth all meats? ²⁰ And they said, who cometh out of the man, those things defile the man. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of man proceed evil reasonings, fornications, thefts, adulteries, murder, ²² Covetousness, deceit, wickedness, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemies, pride, foolishness: ²³ All these wicked things come from within, and defile the man.