Mark 7:9

And He said to them, Truly, you make void the commandment of God, that you may hold your own tradition.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 left the commandment of God, you are holding the tradition of men.

10For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and let the one speaking evil of father and mother die the death.

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Cross References

Matthew 15:3And responding He said to them; Wherefore do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Mark 7:13making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have given: and you do many such similar things.

Galatians 2:21I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness was through law, then Christ died gratuitiously.

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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