Treasury of Scripture
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
oft. or, diligently. Gr. With the fist. Up to the elbow. Theophylact. [Pugme,] the fist; which Dr. Lightfoot illustrates by a tradition from the Talmudical tracts, that when they washed their hands, they washed the fist up to the joint of the arm, [ad perek.] The Jews laid great stress on these washings, or baptisms, [baptismos,] considering eating with unwashen hands no ordinary crime, and feigning that an evil spirit, called Shibta, has a right to sit on the food of him who thus eats, and render it hurtful.
the tradition.
Mark 7:7-10,13 However, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men...
Matthew 15:2-6 Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread...
Galatians 1:14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers...
Colossians 2:8,21-23 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world...
1 Peter 1:18 For as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold...
Strong's Concordance
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. Topical Bible
Ancients Care Carefully Ceremonial Delivered Diligently Eat Elders Except Forearms Handed Hands Holding Jews Keeping Observing Oft Often Pharisees Rule Thus Tradition Traditions Unless Wash Washing WristResources
Mark Chapter 7 Verse 3
Alphabetical: For The a all and carefully ceremonial do eat elders give hands holding Jews not observing of Pharisees the their they thus to tradition traditions unless wash washing
NT Gospels: Mark 7:3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews (Mar Mk Mr)