Mark 7:8-9

⁸כִּי עוֹזְבִים אַתֶּם אֶת מִצְוַת אֱלֹהִים לְהַחֲזִיק בְּמָסֹרֶת בְּנֵי אָדָם."

⁹עוֹד אָמַר לָהֶם: "יָפֶה, בִּטַּלְתֶּם אֶת מִצְוַת אֱלֹהִים כְּדֵי לִשְׁמֹר אֶת הַמָּסֹרֶת שֶׁלָּכֶם!c

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