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 of God, 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 C’est en vain qu’ils m’honorent, En donnant des préceptes qui sont des commandements d’hommes.

8 Vous abandonnez le commandement de Dieu, et vous observez la tradition des hommes.

9 Il leur dit encore: Vous anéantissez fort bien le commandement de Dieu, pour garder votre tradition.

10 Car Moïse a dit:Honore ton père et ta mère; et:Celui qui maudira son père ou sa mère sera puni de mort.

11 Mais vous, vous dites: Si un homme dit à son père ou à sa mère: Ce dont j’aurais pu t’assister est corban, c’est-à-dire, une offrande à Dieu,

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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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