Mark 7:3

3(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.

3(For the Pharisees and all the other Jews do not eat unless they 7:3 Lit with a fist (following a prescribed ritual)carefully wash their hands, thereby holding firmly to the tradition of the elders;

3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders;

3(7:3 Mark explains Jewish customs and translates Hebrew terms for his Gentile readers.For the Pharisees and all of the Jews do not eat unless they 7:3 Lit with the fist. This probably refers either to the method of washing the hands or, perhaps more likely, to the volume of water used.carefully wash their hands, holding firmly to the traditions of the elders;

3Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.7:3 Literally until they have washed their hands to the fist

3The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands to make them “clean.” That’s what the elders teach.