Mark 7:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So the Pharisees and religious teachers came up to Jesus and were like, 'Why don't your disciples follow what we've always done? Why are they eating without washing their hands first?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the people in charge care more about their rules than your heart.

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