Mark 7:9

Mark 7:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
• New International Version (NIV)And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!
• New King James Version (NKJV)He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.

Context of Mark 7:9

7in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.' 8You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men." And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.' 11But 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)—

Mark 7:9 word by word

καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς· καλῶς ἀθετεῖτε τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ θεοῦ ἵνα τὴν παράδοσιν ὑμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Full wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• ye rejectἀθετέωatheteō · to rejectG114
• the commandmentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ye may keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• your ownσύsu · youG4771
• traditionπαράδοσιςparadosis · traditionG3862

Cross-references for Mark 7:9

• 2 Kings 16:10When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, he saw the altar that was at Damascus. And King Ahaz sent to Uriah the priest a model of the altar, and its pattern, exact in all its details.
• Isaiah 24:5The earth lies defiled under its inhabitants; for they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant.
• Isaiah 29:13And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,
• Jeremiah 44:16"As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you.
• Daniel 7:25He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.
• Daniel 11:36"And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.
• Matthew 15:3He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
• 2 Thessalonians 2:4who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
• Mark 7:13thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do."
• Psalms 119:126It is time for the Lord to act, for your law has been broken.
• Romans 3:31Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
• Galatians 2:21I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

Commentaries on Mark 7:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Full well - , - a strong irony. How noble is your conduct! From conscientious attachment to your own traditions ye have annihilated the commandments of God! That ye may keep - But , that ye may establish, is the reading of D, three others, Syriac, all the Itala, with Cyprian, Jerome, and Zeno. Griesbach thinks it should be received instead of the other. God's law was nothing to these men, in comparison of their own: hear a case in point. "Rabba said, How…Read the comment
• 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. 9-13Next, Jesus gives an example where the Pharisees’ traditions went against God’s law. Their traditions allowed them to avoid what God’s law required.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:9

• Ablution
• Children
• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Jesus, the Christ
• Moses
• Pharisees
• Purification
• Tradition
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
• String
• Tradition
• Washing
• Ablution
• Commandment, the New

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