Mark 7:9

And He said to them, “Well do you put away the command of God that you may keep your tradition;

Literal Standard Version

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 having put away the command of God, you hold the tradition of men, immersions of pots and cups; and many other such like things you do.”

10for Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother—let him die the death;

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Cross References

Psalms 119:126Time for YHWH to work! They have made Your law void.

Isaiah 29:13And the Lord says: “Because this people has drawn near with its mouth, || And they have honored Me with its lips, || And it has put its heart far off from Me, || And their fear of Me is a precept taught by men!

Daniel 7:25and it speaks words as an adversary of the Most High, and it wears out the saints of the Most High, and it hopes to change seasons and law; and they are given into its hand, until a time, and times, and a division of a time.

Matthew 15:3And He answering said to them, “Why also do you transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

Mark 7:13setting aside the word of God for your tradition that you delivered; and many such like things you do.”

Galatians 2:21I do not make the grace of God void, 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 →

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