Mark 7:7-9

International Children’s Bible

⁷Their worship of me is worthless.
The things they teach are nothing
but human rules they have memorized.’ Isaiah 29:13

⁸You have stopped following the commands of God. Now you only follow the teachings of men.”^[a]

⁹Then Jesus said to them: “You think you are clever! You ignore the commands of God so that you can follow your own teachings!

7:8 teachings of men Some Greek copies continue, “You wash pitchers and jugs and do many other such things.”

Mark 7:7-9

New International Version

⁷They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’^[a]^(A)

⁸You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”^(B)

⁹And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe^[b] your own traditions!^(C)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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