Mark 7:9
And he said to them, Well do ye reject the commandment of God, so that ye may keep your tradition.
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Psalms 119:126It is time for LORD to work. They have made void thy law.
Isaiah 29:13And LORD said, Inasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and honor me with their lips, but have removed their heart far from me, but in vain they worship me (LXX/NT), {teaching the commandments and doctrines of men
Daniel 7:25And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the sanctified of the Most High. And he shall think to change the times and the law, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
Matthew 15:3And having answered, he said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, because of your tradition?
Mark 7:13annulling the word of God by your tradition that ye have delivered. And many such like things ye do.
Galatians 2:21I do not disregard the grace of God, for if righteousness is through law, then Christ died in vain.
Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24
The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →