Mark 7:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Making the word of God of no effect by your rule, which you have given: and a number of other such things you do.

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  • Mark 7:9 : 9 And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.
  • Hos 8:12 : 12 Though I put my law in writing for him in ten thousand rules, they are to him as a strange thing.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.
  • Ezek 18:14 : 14 Now if he has a son who sees all his father's sins which he has done, and in fear does not do the same:
  • Matt 5:17-20 : 17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete. 18 Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done. 19 Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say to you, If your righteousness is not greater than the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never go into the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 15:6 : 6 There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.
  • Mark 7:3 : 3 Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
  • Jer 8:8-9 : 8 How is it that you say, We are wise and the law of the Lord is with us? But see, the false pen of the scribes has made it false. 9 The wise men are shamed, they are overcome with fear and taken: see, they have given up the word of the Lord; and what use is their wisdom to them?

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  • Mark 7:2-12
    11 verses
    85%

    2 And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

    3 Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them:

    4 And when they come from the market-place, they take no food till their hands are washed; and a number of other orders there are, which have been handed down to them to keep--washings of cups and pots and brass vessels.

    5 And the Pharisees and the scribes put the question to him, Why do your disciples not keep the rules of the fathers, but take their bread with unwashed hands?

    6 And he said, Well did Isaiah say of you, you false ones: These people give me honour with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

    7 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

    8 For, turning away from the law of God, you keep the rules of men.

    9 And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

    10 For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

    11 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

    12 You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;

  • Matt 15:2-7
    6 verses
    84%

    2 Why do your disciples go against the teaching of the fathers? for they take food with unwashed hands.

    3 And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

    4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

    5 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

    6 There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.

    7 You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

  • Matt 15:9-11
    3 verses
    76%

    9 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

    10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

    11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

  • Mark 7:14
    74%

    14 And turning to the people again, he said to them, Give ear to me all of you, and let my words be clear to you:

  • Heb 7:18
    70%

    18 So the law which went before is put on one side, because it was feeble and without profit.

  • Matt 23:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.

    4 They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.

  • Mark 11:17
    69%

    17 And he gave them teaching, and said to them, Is it not in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer for all the nations? but you have made it a hole of thieves.

  • Col 2:22
    69%

    22 (Rules which are all to come to an end with their use) after the orders and teaching of men?

  • Matt 7:6
    69%

    6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • Acts 7:51-52
    2 verses
    69%

    51 You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

    52 Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

  • Mark 7:18
    68%

    18 And he said to them, Have even you so little wisdom? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside is not able to make him unclean,

  • Matt 23:23-25
    3 verses
    68%

    23 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.

    24 You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.

    25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.

  • Mal 2:8
    68%

    8 But you are turned out of the way; you have made the law hard for numbers of people; you have made the agreement of Levi of no value, says the Lord of armies.

  • Luke 16:15
    68%

    15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.

  • Jer 7:8
    68%

    8 See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit.

  • Matt 7:1
    68%

    1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

  • Matt 12:7
    68%

    7 But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

  • Mark 11:28
    68%

    28 And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?

  • Matt 13:14
    68%

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • John 5:38
    68%

    38 And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • Matt 23:15
    68%

    15 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves.

  • John 2:16
    68%

    16 And to those who were trading in doves he said, Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a market.

  • Matt 21:13
    68%

    13 And he said to them, It is in the Writings, My house is to be named a house of prayer, but you are making it a hole of thieves.

  • Luke 11:39
    68%

    39 And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

  • Matt 12:5
    68%

    5 Or is it not said in the law, how the Sabbath is broken by the priests in the Temple and they do no wrong?

  • Titus 1:14
    68%

    14 Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

  • Matt 15:20
    67%

    20 These are the things which make a man unclean; but to take food with unwashed hands does not make a man unclean.

  • Matt 15:13
    67%

    13 But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

  • Mark 7:20
    67%

    20 And he said, That which comes out of the man, that makes the man unclean.