Mark 7:9

And he sayde vnto them: well ye cast asyde the comaundement of God to mayntayne youre owne tradicions.

Tyndale New Testament

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 ye laye the commaundement of God aparte and observe the tradicions of men as the wesshinge of cruses and of cuppes and many other suche lyke thinges ye do.

10For Moses sayde: Honoure thy father and thy mother: and whosoever cursseth father or mother let him dye for it.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:3He answered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse the commaundment of God thorowe youre tradicions?

Mark 7:13makinge the worde of God of none effecte through youre awne tradicions which ye have ordeyned. And many soche thinges ye do.

Galatians 2:21I despyse not the grace of God. For if rightewesnes come of the lawe then Christ dyed in vayne.

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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