"I Choose to do it God's Way." Pastor Dawn Mixon, Long Island, N.Y.

1 †Then assembled together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes, coming from Jerusalem. 2 And they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashen hands. 3 Now the Pharisees and all the Jews, except they wash their hands to the wrist, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And coming from the market, unless they wash, they eat not: and many other things there are which they have received to hold, the washing of cups and pots and brazen vessels and couches. 5 Then the Pharisees and the scribes ask him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands? 6 He answering said to them, Well hath Isaiah prophesied of you, hypocrites, as it is written, †This people honoured me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 7 But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 8 For leaving the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 9 And he said to them, Full well ye abolish the commandments of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 10 For Moses said, §Honour thy father and thy mother, and, ||Whoso revileth father or mother, he shall surely die. 11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban that is, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me; he shall be free. 12 And ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 Abrogating the word of God by your tradition which ye have delivered; and many such like things ye do. 14 And calling together all the multitude he said to them, Hearken to me every one of you and consider.

Wesley, J. (2012). Explanatory Notes upon the Old and New Testament: Translation (Mk 7:1–14). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.