He also said to them, “You completely invalidate God’s command in order to maintain[a] your tradition! 10 For Moses(A) said:

Honor your father and your mother;(B)[b] and
Whoever speaks evil of father or mother
must be put to death.(C)[c]

11 But you say, ‘If a man tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit(D) you might have received from me is Corban’” (that is, a gift(E) committed to the temple), 12 “you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother. 13 You revoke God’s word(F) by your tradition that you have handed(G) down. And you do many other similar things.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:9 Other mss read to establish
  2. Mark 7:10 Ex 20:12; Dt 5:16
  3. Mark 7:10 Ex 21:17; Lv 20:9

And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[a] your own traditions!(A) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[b](B) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[c](C) 11 But you say(D) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God(E) by your tradition(F) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up
  2. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  3. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9