Their worship is a farce,
    for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’[a]

For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

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

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Footnotes

  1. 7:7 Isa 29:13 (Greek version).

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

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

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

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  1. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13
  2. Mark 7:9 Some manuscripts set up