Mark 7:8-10

The Voice

⁸ When you cling blindly to your own traditions [such as washing utensils and cups],^[a] you completely miss God’s command. ⁹ Then, indeed, you have perfected setting aside God’s commands for the sake of your tradition. ¹⁰ Moses gave you God’s commandment: “Honor your father and your mother.”^[b] And also, “If you curse your father or your mother, you will be put to death.”^[c]