Mark 7:9
He also said to them, “How well you reject the commandment of God so you may keep your tradition!
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8You abandon the commandment of God and hold fast to the tradition of men.”
Cross References
Psalms 119:126It is time for Yahweh to act, 1 for people have broken your law. 1
Isaiah 29:13The Lord said, “This people comes close to me with their mouths 1 and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 1 Their honor for me is only a commandment of men that has been taught. 1
Daniel 7:25He will speak words against the Most High 1 and will oppress the holy people of the Most High God. 1 He will try to change the festivals and the law. 1 These things will be given into his hand 1 for one year, two years, and half a year. 1
Matthew 15:3He answered and said to them, “Then why do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your traditions?
Mark 7:13You are making the commandment of God void by your tradition which you have handed down. And many similar things you do.”
Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, then Christ died for nothing!
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 →