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Mark 7:11

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11But you say, ‘If a man says to hism father or to hisn mother, “Whatever benefit you would have receivedo from me is corban”p (that is, a gift to God),

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Footnotes

  1. mLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  2. nLiterally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. oLiterally “you would have been benefited”
  4. pA Hebrew term referring to something consecrated as a gift to God and thus not available for ordinary use

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)—

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit you might have received from me is corban’ ” (that is, an offering devoted to God),

NLTNew Living Translation

But 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.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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.