Mark 7:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!

New Living Translation
Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.

English Standard Version
And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!

Berean Study Bible
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.

New American Standard Bible
He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

NASB 1995
He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

NASB 1977
He was also saying to them, “You nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Amplified Bible
He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside and nullifying the commandment of God in order to keep your [man-made] tradition and regulations.

Christian Standard Bible
He also said to them, “You have a fine way of invalidating God’s command in order to set up your tradition!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He also said to them, "You completely invalidate God's command in order to maintain your tradition!

Contemporary English Version
You are good at rejecting God's commands so that you can follow your own teachings!

Good News Translation
And Jesus continued, "You have a clever way of rejecting God's law in order to uphold your own teaching.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He added, "You have no trouble rejecting the commandments of God in order to keep your own traditions!

International Standard Version
Then he told them, "You have such a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to keep your own tradition!

NET Bible
He also said to them, "You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

New King James Version
He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto them, Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

World English Bible
He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.

American King James Version
And he said to them, Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

A Faithful Version
Then He said to them, "Full well do you reject the commandment of God, so that you may observe your own tradition.

Darby Bible Translation
And he said to them, Well do ye set aside the commandment of God, that ye may observe what is delivered by yourselves [to keep].

English Revised Version
And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said to them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition,

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he sayde vnto them: Well, ye cast asyde the commaundement of God, to mayntayne your owne tradition.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And he saide vnto the: How goodly haue ye cast asyde the comaundement of God, to manteyne youre owne tradicions?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sayde vnto them: well ye cast asyde the comaundement of God to mayntayne youre owne tradicios.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He said to them, “Well do you put away the command of God that you may keep your tradition;

Berean Literal Bible
And He was saying to them, "Neatly do you set aside the commandment of God, that you might keep your tradition.

Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he said to them, Well do ye abrogate the command of God, that ye might keep your tradition.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And He said to them, Rightly do you set aside the commandment of God, so that you might keep your tradition.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to them: “You effectively nullify the precept of God, so that you may observe your own tradition.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He said to them, “Well you reject the commandment of God that you may establish your traditions.”

Lamsa Bible
He said to them, Well you do injustice to the commandment of God so as to sustain your own tradition.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Well do you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

Godbey New Testament
And He said to them, Truly, you make void the commandment of God, that you may hold your own tradition.

Haweis New Testament
And he said to them, Strangely do ye make void the command of God, that ye may observe your tradition.

Mace New Testament
You are in the right, said he, to abolish the laws of God, to make way for such traditions.

Weymouth New Testament
"Praiseworthy indeed!" He added, "to set at nought God's Commandment in order to observe your own traditions!

Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may hold your tradition!

Worsley New Testament
And ye expressly annul the commandment of God, that ye may retain your own tradition;
















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