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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.”