Mark 7:9

And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!

Noyes Bible

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

8Laying aside, the commandment of God, ye hold fast the tradition of men.

10For Moses said, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.”

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Cross References

Psalms 119:126It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.

Isaiah 29:13Therefore saith the Lord, Since this people draweth near to me with their mouth, And honoreth me with their lips, While their heart is far from me, And their worship of me is according to the commandments of men,

Daniel 7:25And he will speak great words against the Most High, and will harass the saints of the Most High, and will resolve to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hand a time, and times, and half a time.

Matthew 15:3But he answered and said to them, Why do ye too transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Mark 7:13making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have handed down; and many such things ye do.

Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness come through the Law, then did Christ die for nought.

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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