Mark 7:7-13

7Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’

8For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

9Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.

10For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’

11But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’

12In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.

13And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”