Mark 7:9

And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

Young's Literal Translation

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 put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'

10for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;

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Cross References

Psalms 119:126Time for Jehovah to work! they have made void Thy law.

Isaiah 29:13And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is — A precept of men is taught!

Daniel 7:25and words as an adversary of the Most High it doth speak, and the saints of the Most High it doth wear out, and it hopeth to change seasons and law; and they are given into its hand, till a time, and times, and a division of a time.

Matthew 15:3And he answering said to them, 'Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

Mark 7:13setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'

Galatians 2:21I do not make void the grace of God, for if righteousness [be] through law — then Christ 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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