Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then he told them, "You have such a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your own tradition!
New American Standard Bible
He was also saying to them,
King James Version
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Holman Bible
He also said to them,
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Well do ye reject the commandment of God, so that ye may keep your tradition.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.
Amplified
He was also saying to them,
An Understandable Version
And He said to them, "You are good at rejecting the commandment of God so you can keep your traditions.
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition!
Daniel Mace New Testament
You are in the right, said he, to abolish the laws of God, to make way for such traditions.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves to keep.
Godbey New Testament
And He said to them, Truly, you make void the commandment of God, that you may hold your own tradition.
Goodspeed New Testament
"How skilful you are," he said to them, "in nullifying what God has commanded in order to observe what has been handed down to you.
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, Full well ye abolish the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, Well do ye abrogate the command of God, that ye might keep your tradition.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, Do you do well to set aside the commandment of God, so that you may keep your own tradition?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto them, "Well, ye cast aside the commandment of God, to maintain your own traditions.
Moffatt New Testament
Yes, forsooth," he added, "you set aside what God commands, so as to maintain your own tradition.
Montgomery New Testament
"It is praiseworthy, is it," he exclaimed, "to reject the command of God that you may keep your tradition!
NET Bible
He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition!
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, Well do you reject the commandment of God, to keep your tradition;
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying to them - Well, do ye set aside the commandment of God, that, your own tradition, ye may observe;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said to them, Strangely do ye make void the command of God, that ye may observe your tradition.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Wisely do you set aside God's commandments," he exclaimed, "to keep your own traditions!
Webster
And he said to them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition,
Weymouth New Testament
"Praiseworthy indeed!" He added, "to set at nought God's Commandment in order to observe your own traditions!
Williams New Testament
you cling to what men hand down. You are fine teachers to cancel what God commanded, in order to keep what men have handed down!
World English Bible
He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may hold your tradition!
Worsley New Testament
And ye expressly annul the commandment of God, that ye may retain your own tradition;
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;
Themes
Children » False instruction of
Dedication » Of property often perverted
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Doctrine » Who teaches the doctrine of men
Ecclesiasticism » Traditional rules of the jewish
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
Honor » Who honors the lord with their lips, but not with their heart
Pharisees » Traditions of, in regard to » The washing of hands
Purification » Traditions of the elders concerning
The scriptures » The wicked » Make, of none effect through their traditions
teaching » Who teaches the doctrine of men
The bible » The law part of » Despised
Tradition » Commandments of men
Tradition » Who makes the word of God ineffective through the keeping of tradition
Topics
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 7:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Human Traditions And God's Commandments
8 You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition." 9 Then he told them, "You have such a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your own tradition! 10 Because Moses said, "Honor your father and your mother,' and, "Whoever curses his father or mother must certainly be put to death.'
Names
Cross References
Mark 7:13
You are destroying the word of God through your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other things like that."
Galatians 2:21
I do not misapply God's grace, for if righteousness comes about by doing what the Law requires, then the Messiah died for nothing.
2 Kings 16:10-16
King Ahaz traveled to Damascus and met with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria, where he observed the altar at Damascus. So King Ahaz sent a set of construction patterns of this altar to Uriah the priest.
Psalm 119:126
It is time for the LORD to act, since they have violated your instruction.
Isaiah 24:5
The earth lies defiled beneath its inhabitants; because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.
Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said: "Because these people draw near with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, worship of me has become merely like rules taught by human beings.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
"As for the message that you reported to us in the name of the LORD, we won't listen to you!
Daniel 7:25
He'll speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One. He'll attempt to alter times and laws, and they'll be given into his control for a time, times, and half a time.
Daniel 11:36
""The king will do as he pleases. He'll exalt and magnify himself above every god, speaking amazing things against the God of Gods. He'll succeed until the indignation is completed, because what has been determined must be carried out.
Matthew 15:3-6
But he answered them, "Why do you also disregard the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Mark 7:3
(The Pharisees and indeed all the Jewish people don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their elders.
Romans 3:31
Do we, then, abolish the Law by this faith? Of course not! Instead, we uphold the Law.
2 Thessalonians 2:4
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship. As a result, he seats himself in the sanctuary of God and himself declares that he is God.