Mark 7:9
And he was saying to them—Well, do ye set aside the commandment of God, that, your own tradition, ye may observe;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8Having, dismissed, the commandment, of God, ye, hold fast, the tradition, of men.
Cross References
Psalms 119:126It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law!
Isaiah 29:13Wherefore My Lord hath said,—Because this people, hath drawn near with their mouth, And with their lips, have honoured me, But their heart, have they moved far from me, And so their reverence of me hath become A commandment of men in which they have been schooled,
Daniel 7:25and, words against the Most High, will he speak, and, the holy ones of the Highest, will he afflict,—and will hope to change times and law, and they will be given into his hand, for a season and seasons and the dividing of a season,
Matthew 15:3But, he, answering, said unto them—Wherefore do, ye also, transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Mark 7:13cancelling the word of God by your tradition which ye have delivered. And, many such similar things, are ye doing!
Galatians 2:21I do not set aside the favour of God; for, if, through law, is righteousness, then, Christ, without cause, died.
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 →