Mark 7:4
And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
Context
This verse from Mark Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. Controversy over hand washing and the tradition of the elders: Jesus declares it is what comes out of a person that defiles. He heals the Syrophoenician woman's daughter after the exchange about children's bread and dogs — commending her faith. …
Other Translations
and when they come from the marketplace, except they bathe themselves, they eat not; and many other things there are, which they have received to hold, washings of cups, and pots, and brasen vessels.)
and, <FI>coming<Fi> from the market-place, if they do not baptize themselves, they do not eat; and many other things there are that they received to hold, baptisms of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches.
And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.
Cross References
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within …
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, …
When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed …
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; …
And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two …