Mark 7:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 7:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 7:5 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 7:5 — KJV
“Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?”
— Mark 7:5 (KJV)
Mark 7:5 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 7:5
“Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:5: why, disciples, tradition
“And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:5: then, scribes, asked
“But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:5: pharisees, scribes, why
“And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. defiled: or, common”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:5: disciples, eat, bread
“For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. oft: or, diligently: in the original, with the fist: Theophylact, up to the elbow”
Shares key themes with Mark 7:5: pharisees, tradition, elders
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