Mark 7:8

“For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”

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WEBBE

“For you set aside the commandment of God, and hold tightly to the tradition of men—the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”

BSB

You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”

KJV

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.

ASV

Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.

BBE

For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

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Ἀφέντες Aphentes Having neglected G863 γὰρ gar for G1063 τὴν tēn the G3588 ἐντολὴν entolēn commandment G1785 τοῦ tou (the) G3588 θεοῦ theou of God G2316 κρατεῖτε krateite you hold G2902 τὴν tēn to the G3588 παράδοσιν paradosin tradition G3862 τῶν tōn (the) G3588 ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn of men G444 βαπτισμοὺς baptismous washings G909 ξεστῶν xestōn of vessels G3582 καὶ kai and G2532 ποτηρίων potēriōn of cups G4221 καὶ kai and G2532 ἄλλα alla more G243 παρόμοια paromoia like G3946 τοιαῦτα toiauta things G5108 πολλὰ polla many things G4183 ποιεῖτε poieite you do G4160

The early church

But Pharisaical tradition, as to tables and vessels, is to be cut off, and cast away. For they often make the commands of God yield to the traditions of men; wherefore it continues, For laying aside the commandments of God, ye hold to the traditions of men, as the washing of pots and cups.
Pseudo-Jerome · d. 9999Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

One great design of Christ's coming was, to set aside the ceremonial law; and to make way for this, he rejects the ceremonies men added to the law of God's making. Those clean hands and that pure heart which Christ bestows on his disciples, and requires of them, are very different from the outward and superstitious forms of Pharisees of every age. Jesus reproves them for rejecting the commandment of God. It is clear that it is the duty of children, if their parents are poor, to relieve them as far as they are able; and if children deserve to die that curse their parents, much more those that starve them. But if a man conformed to the traditions of the Pharisees, they found a device to free him from the claim of this duty.

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