Mark 7:9

And he said to them, Strangely do ye make void the command of God, that ye may observe your tradition.

Thomas Haweis 1795 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 leaving the command of God, ye adhere to the tradition of men, the washings of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye practise.

10For Moses said, “Honour thy father and thy mother:” and “he that curseth father or mother, let him assuredly be put to death.”

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Cross References

Matthew 15:3And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?

Mark 7:13abrogating the word of God by the tradition, which ye have transmitted down; and many such like things ye do.

Galatians 2:21I do not set at nought the grace of God; for if righteousness came by the law, truly Christ hath 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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