Mark 7:9 Meaning
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Context Explained
7Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8For 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.
9And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
10For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
11But 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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Related Cross References
Matthew 15:21
Both accounts describe the encounter with the Syrophoenician woman.
Acts 10:34
This event foreshadows the later inclusion of Gentiles in the early church.
Source: Mark 7:9