6He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.a
7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.b
Mark 7 pivots from Jesus’ Galilean ministry into a deeper confrontation with the religious establishment and a surprising expansion of his mission. The chapter opens with Pharisees and scribes challenging Jesus over ceremonial handwashing, which he turns into a devastating critiq
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