Mark 7:11
9 He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
12 he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
13 Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
- KJV
- But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
- WEB
- But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban,”’” that is to say, given to God,
- ASV
- but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God];
- DARBY
- But *ye* say, If a man say to his father or his mother, [It is] corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by
- BLB
- But you⁺ say [that] if a man might say to the father or to the mother, ‘Whatever you might be profited from me [is] Corban’ (that is, a gift),
- ÅB
- men dere sier: Om et menneske sier til far eller mor: Det du skulle ha hatt til hjelp av meg, det skal være en korban, det er en gave til templet,
- OTB
- Men dere sier at hvis noen erklærer at det som kunne ha vært brukt til å hjelpe deres far eller mor er Korban (det vil si, viet til Gud)—
- B1930
- men I sier: Om et menneske sier til far eller mor: Det du skulde ha hatt til hjelp av mig, det skal være en korban, det er en gave til templet,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 23:18
And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
Read in context1 Timothy 5:4–8
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
Read in contextMatthew 15:5
But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
Read in context