Mark 7

¹Then gathered vnto him the Pharises, and certaine of the Scribes which came from Hierusalem.

²And when they sawe some of his disciples eate meate with common hands, (that is to say, vnwashen) they complained.

³(For the Pharises, and all the Iewes, except they wash their hands oft, eate not, holding the tradition of the Elders.

⁴And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eate not: and many other things there be, which they haue taken vpon them to obserue, as the washing of cups, and pots, and of brasen vessels, and of beds.)

⁵Then asked him the Pharises and Scribes, Why walke not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eate meate with vnwashen hands?

⁶Then hee answered and sayd vnto them, Surely Esay hath prophecied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth mee with lippes, but their heart is farre away from me.

⁷But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.

⁸For ye lay the commandement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe.

⁹And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.

¹⁰For Moses sayd, Honour thy father and thy mother: and Whosoeuer shall speake euill of father or mother, let him die the death.

¹¹But yee say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by mee, thou mayest haue profite, hee shall be free.