Mark 7:8
6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
7 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
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.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
- KJV
- For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
- WEB
- “For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”
- ASV
- Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.
- DARBY
- [For], leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men [to keep] washings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.
- BLB
- Having left the commandment of God, you⁺ hold to the tradition of men.”
- ÅB
- Dere forlater Guds bud og holder fast ved menneskers vedtekt.
- OTB
- Dere har satt Guds bud til side og holder fast ved menneskelige tradisjoner.”
- B1930
- I forlater Guds bud og holder fast ved menneskers vedtekt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 7:3–4
Now in holding to the tradition of the elders, the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands ceremonially.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:12
When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you— this trampling of My courts?
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