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“You abandon God’s commandment but hold to human tradition like the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other such things.”[a] He continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside God’s commandment to keep[b] your own tradition. 10 For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’[c] and ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must be put to death.’[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:8 A few witnesses to the text omit the last part of verse 8 (like the washing. . .).
  2. Mark 7:9 Some witnesses to the text read establish.
  3. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 5:16
  4. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9