9And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!


In Context

6 He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied 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; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'

8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men."

9 And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!

10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'

11 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother: 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God),

Mark 7:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves to keep.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said to them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9He said to them, |Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:9And he said to them, Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.