Mark 7:9
And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
8Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.
Cross References
Psalms 119:126It is time for the LORD to work; for they have made void thy law.
Isaiah 29:13And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them:
Daniel 7:25And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High: and he shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.
Matthew 15:3And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Mark 7:13making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
Galatians 2:21I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nought.
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 →