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Mark 7:6-13
English Standard Version
Mark 7:6-13
English Standard Version
6 And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (A)hypocrites, as it is written,
(B)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
7 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (C)doctrines the commandments of men.’
8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”
9 And he said to them, “You have a fine way of (D)rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, (E)‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, (F)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 11 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)[a]— 12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, 13 thus (G)making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”
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Mark 7:6-13
New International Version
Mark 7:6-13
New International Version
6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’[a](A)
8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”(B)
9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[b] your own traditions!(C) 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[c](D) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[d](E) 11 But you say(F) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God(G) by your tradition(H) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”
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