Mark 7:9

And he said to them: Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition!

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

In Context

8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, immersions of pots and cups; and many other such things ye do.

10For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and he that curses father or mother, let him surely die.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:3And he answering said to them: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition?

Mark 7:13annulling the word of God by your tradition, which ye handed down. And many such things ye do.

Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the grace of God; for if there be righteousness through law, then Christ died without cause.

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 →

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