Mark 7:3-17

³The Farisees and alle the Jewis eten not, but thei waisschen ofte her hoondis, holdynge the tradiciouns of eldere men.

⁴And whanne thei turnen ayen fro chepyng, thei eten not, but thei ben waisschen; and many other thingis ben, `that ben taken `to hem to kepe, wasschyngis of cuppis, and of watir vessels, and of vessels of bras, and of beddis.

⁵And Farisees and scribis axiden hym, and seiden, Whi gon not thi disciplis aftir the tradicioun of eldere men, but with vnwasschen hondis thei eten breed?

⁶And he answeride, and seide to hem, Ysaie prophesiede wel of you, ypocritis, as it is writun, This puple worschipith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me;

⁷and in veyn thei worschipen me, techinge the doctrines and the heestis of men.

⁸For ye leeuen the maundement of God, and holden the tradiciouns of men, wasschyngis of watir vessels, and of cuppis; and many othir thingis lijk to these ye doon.

⁹And he seide to hem, Wel ye han maad the maundement of God voide, `to kepe youre tradicioun.

¹⁰For Moyses seide, Worschipe thi fadir and thi modir; and he that cursith fadir or modir, die he by deeth.

¹¹But ye seien, If a man seie to fadir or modir, Corban, that is, What euer yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;

¹²and ouer ye suffren not hym do ony thing to fadir or modir,

¹³and ye breken the word of God bi youre tradicioun, that ye han youun; and ye don many suche thingis.

¹⁴And he eftsoone clepide the puple, and seide to hem, Ye alle here me, and vndurstonde.

¹⁵No thing that is withouten a man, that entrith in to hym, may defoule him; but tho thingis that comen forth of a man, tho it ben that defoulen a man.

¹⁶If ony man haue eeris of hering, here he.

¹⁷And whanne he was entrid in to an hous, fro the puple, hise disciplis axiden hym the parable.