Mark 7:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.”

Mark 7:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 7:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 7:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He said to them, “Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.”

Mark 7:9 — World English Bible

Mark 7:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. ”

Mark 7:9 — American Standard Version

Mark 7:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;”

Mark 7:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 7:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment ofGod, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves [to keep]. ”

Mark 7:9 — Darby Translation

Mark 7:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.”

Mark 7:9 — Geneva Bible

Mark 7:9 in Context — Mark 7

7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

11 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.

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What Does Mark 7:9 Mean?

Mark 7:9 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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