Mark 7:11

Mark 7:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
• New International Version (NIV)But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)—
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban"' (that is, given to God)—
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift to God),

Context of Mark 7:11

9He said to them, ‘You refuse to obey God's rules, because then you can keep your own ideas! 10For example, Moses wrote, “You must love your father and your mother. You must obey them.” He also said, “You must kill anyone who curses his father or his mother.” But you teach that a person may say to his father or to his mother, “I would have given gifts to help you. But I cannot do that, because I have given them to God instead.” 12If he says that, you let him do nothing to help his father or his mother. 13This shows that you have not obeyed what God says is right. Instead, you have obeyed the ideas that you received from your leaders many years ago. And you do many other things like that.’

Mark 7:11 word by word

ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί· κορβᾶν, ὅ ἐστιν δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to his fatherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to his fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• orἤē · orG2228
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• Corbanκορβᾶνkorban korbanas · CorbanG2878
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• is to sayεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a giftδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• thou mightest be profitedὠφελέωōpheleō · to helpG5623
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Mark 7:11

• Matthew 15:5But you teach that a person may say to his father or to his mother, “I would have given gifts to help you. But I cannot do that because I have given them to God instead.”
• Matthew 23:18You also say to people, “You may make a promise by the altar in the temple. Then it is not a serious promise. You do not have to do it. But you may also make a promise by the gifts on that altar. Then it is a serious promise and you must do it.”
• 1 Timothy 5:4If a widow has children or grandchildren, then they should take care of her. The children must help their parents or grandparents because they belong to the same family. Their parents helped them, so they need to give them something in return. The children need to learn that important lesson. It is what God's message teaches them to do and it makes God happy.

Commentaries on Mark 7:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12But you say: The contrast with God’s law is very strong. Their tradition went against God’s command to honor parents by caring for their needs. ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God): This tradition taught that people could avoid helping their parents. They could promise to give their resources to God instead. In this way, they ignored and dishonored their parents, even when their parents were in need.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:11

• Children
• Commandments
• Corban
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mother
• Pharisees
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Corban
• Covetousness
• Hold
• String
• Ablution
• Commandment, the New
• Gift
• Holiness
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings