Mark 7:4-8
Mark 7:4
and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they completely cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received as traditions to firmly hold, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, and copper pots.)
Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk in accordance with the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with unholy hands?”
Mark 7:6
But He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.
Mark 7:7
‘And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
Mark 7:8
Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”