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Mark 7:9–10

And he continued, You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observec your own traditions!m 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’d n and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’e o

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Mark 7:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And he said to them, You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition! 10 For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother’; and, Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’

Mark 7:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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:

Mark 7:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then he said, You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition. 10 For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: ‘Honor your father and mother,’ andAnyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’

Mark 7:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He said to them, All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

Mark 7:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

Then Jesus said to them, You cleverly ignore the commands of God so you can follow your own teachings. 10 Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ andAnyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.’

Mark 7:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

Mark 7:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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. 10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

Mark 7:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

He added, “You have no trouble rejecting the commandments of God in order to keep your own traditions! 10 For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’

Mark 7:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He also said to them, You completely invalidate God’s command in order to maintain your tradition! 10 For Moses said:

Honor your father and your mother; and

Whoever speaks evil of father or mother

must be put to death.

Mark 7:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then he said to them, You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition! 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’

Mark 7:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And he said to them, “You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.’

Mark 7:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Jesus then said to them, “You have a fine way of setting aside God’s commands! You do this so you can follow your own teachings. 10 Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother.’ He also said, ‘If anyone calls down a curse on his father or mother, he will be put to death.’

Mark 7:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He was also saying to them, You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’;


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