Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your 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,
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!
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!
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 Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition." 9 He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition. 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'
Names
Cross References
Mark 7:13
Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this."
Galatians 2:21
I do not set aside God's grace, because if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing!
2 Kings 16:10-16
When King Ahaz went to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria in Damascus, he saw the altar there. King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a drawing of the altar and a blueprint for its design.
Psalm 119:126
It is time for the Lord to act -- they break your law!
Isaiah 24:5
The earth is defiled by its inhabitants, for they have violated laws, disregarded the regulation, and broken the permanent treaty.
Isaiah 29:13
The sovereign master says, "These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
Jeremiah 44:16-17
"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!
Daniel 7:25
He will speak words against the Most High. He will harass the holy ones of the Most High continually. His intention will be to change times established by law. They will be delivered into his hand For a time, times, and half a time.
Daniel 11:36
"Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.
Matthew 15:3-6
He answered them, "And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Mark 7:3
(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.
Romans 3:31
Do we then nullify the law through faith? Absolutely not! Instead we uphold the law.
2 Thessalonians 2:4
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God's temple, displaying himself as God.