Human Plans and God’s Plans

⁹ And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe^[a] your own traditions!^{(A) 10} For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’^[b](B) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’^{[c](C) 11} But you say^(D) that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— ¹² then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. ¹³ Thus you nullify the word of God^(E) by your tradition^(F) that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”

¹⁶ and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. ¹⁷ And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’^[a]?^(A) But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’^[b]”^(B)

²⁹ Jesus replied, “I will ask you one question. Answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. ³⁰ John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”

⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!^(A) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?^{(B) 8} Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.^(C)