Mark 7:6-7

⁶אָמַר לָהֶם: "הֵיטֵב נִבָּא יְשַׁעְיָהוּ עֲלֵיכֶם הַצְּבוּעִים, כַּכָּתוּב: ''''הָעָם הַזֶּה בִּשְׂפָתָיו כִּבְּדוּנִי וְלִבּוֹ רִחַק מִמֶּנִּיa

⁷וַתְּהִי יִרְאָתָם אֹתִי מִצְוַת אֲנָשִׁים מְלֻמָּדָה'''';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