Mark 7:9

He said to them (moreover), You decently suppress the commandment of God, that you may establish your tradition.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 you have abandoned the commandment of God and hold the tradition of men, as the baptisms of cups and measures, and many things like these.

10For Musha hath said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and whosoever curseth father and mother, the death he shall die.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:3Jeshu answered, and said to them, Why also do ye transgress the commandment of Aloha for the sake of your tradition?

Mark 7:13But you reject the word of Aloha for the sake of the tradition which you have delivered: and many similar (observances) to these you practise.

Galatians 2:21I do not deny the grace of Aloha; for if righteousness is by the law, the Meshiha 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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