Mark 7:5

Mark 7:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

5And 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 7:5 Lit common; i.e., ritually uncleanunholy hands?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

5The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

5So the Pharisees and scribes asked Jesus, “Why do Your disciples not live their lives according to the tradition of the elders, but [instead] eat their bread with [ceremonially] unwashed hands?”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

5So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

5So the Pharisees and the teachers of the law questioned Jesus. “Why don’t your disciples live by what the elders teach?” they asked. “Why do they eat their food with ‘unclean’ hands?”

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