Mark 7:6-8
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Context7:6 He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart 1 is far from me.
7:7 They worship me in vain,
teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’ 2
7:8 Having no regard 3 for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition.” 4
Mark 7:13
Context7:13 Thus you nullify 5 the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”
1 tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.
2 sn A quotation from Isa 29:13.
3 tn Grk “Having left the command.”
4 tc The majority of
5 tn Grk “nullifying.” This participle shows the results of the Pharisees’ command.