Mark 7:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But you say, 'If anyone says to his father or mother, "Whatever help you might have received from me is Corban"' (that is, devoted to God),

Additional Resources

Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is, a gift to God, by which you might have been benefited by me; he shall be free.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    but{G1161} ye{G5210} say,{G3004} If{G1437} a man{G444} shall say{G2036} to his father{G3962} or{G2228} his mother,{G3384} That{G3739} wherewith{G1437} thou mightest have been profited{G5623} by{G3739} me{G1700} is Corban,{G2878} that{G3739} is to say,{G2076} Given{G1435} [to God];

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} ye{G5210} say{G3004}{(G5719)}, If{G1437} a man{G444} shall say{G2036}{(G5632)} to his father{G3962} or{G2228} mother{G3384}, It is Corban{G2878}, that is to say{G3603}, a gift{G1435}, by{G1537} whatsoever{G3739}{G1437} thou mightest be profited by{G5623}{(G5686)} me{G1700}; he shall be free.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But ye saye: a man shall saye to father or mother Corban: which is: that thou desyrest of me to helpe the with is geven God.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But ye saye: A ma shal saye to father or mother: Corban, that is, The thinge yt I shulde helpe the withall, is geue vnto God.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But yee say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by mee, thou mayest haue profite, hee shall be free.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But ye say, yf a man shall say to father or mother Corban (that is, by the gyft) that is offred of me, thou shalt be helped.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother,› [It is] ‹Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;› [he shall be free].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban{Corban is a Hebrew word for an offering devoted to God.}, that is to say, given to God;"'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), `is' whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given `to God';

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given [to God] ;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But you say, 'If a man tells his father or his mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban, that is to say, given to God;"'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God),

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 23:18 : 18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'
  • 1 Tim 5:4-8 : 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. 5 The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day. 6 But the one who lives indulgently, even while living, is dead. 7 Command these things so that they may be above reproach. 8 If anyone does not provide for their own, and especially for their own household, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.
  • Matt 15:5 : 5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 15:3-7
    5 verses
    89%

    3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

    4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’

    5 But you say that if anyone declares to their father or mother, ‘What you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

    6 they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

    7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,

  • Mark 7:12-13
    2 verses
    86%

    12 then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.

    13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."

  • Mark 7:5-10
    6 verses
    82%

    5 So the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"

    6 He answered them, "Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.'

    7 They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

    8 You have abandoned the commandment of God and hold onto human traditions, including the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other similar things."

    9 He also said to them, "How skillfully you set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your own tradition.

    10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.'

  • Deut 27:16
    72%

    16 Cursed is anyone who dishonors his father or mother. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

  • Prov 30:11
    71%

    11 There is a generation that curses its father and does not bless its mother.

  • Matt 19:19
    70%

    19 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"

  • Exod 21:17
    70%

    17 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Exod 20:12
    70%

    12 Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Deut 5:16
    70%

    16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well for you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

  • Eph 6:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is the right thing to do.

    2 "Honor your father and mother" (this is the first commandment with a promise),

    3 so that it may go well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.

  • Lev 20:9
    70%

    9 Anyone who curses his father or mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is upon him.

  • Luke 11:41
    69%

    41 But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.'

  • Luke 18:20
    69%

    20 You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother.'

  • Matt 15:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’

    10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • Matt 12:7
    69%

    7 If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

  • Mark 10:19
    69%

    19 'You know the commandments: "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father and mother."'

  • Prov 28:24
    68%

    24 Whoever robs his father or mother and says, 'There is no wrong in it,' is a companion to a destroyer.

  • Exod 21:15
    68%

    15 Anyone who strikes his father or mother shall surely be put to death.

  • Matt 10:37
    68%

    37 The one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

  • Deut 33:9
    68%

    9 He said of his father and mother, "I do not regard them;" he did not acknowledge his brothers or recognize his children, for they kept Your word and guarded Your covenant.

  • Mark 11:3
    68%

    3 'If anyone asks you,

  • Exod 13:11
    68%

    11 When the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and your ancestors, and gives it to you,

  • Mal 3:8
    68%

    8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you ask, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings.

  • Mark 10:3
    68%

    3 Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

  • Matt 5:33
    67%

    33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'Do not break your oaths, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.'

  • Lev 22:17
    67%

    17 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Prov 6:20
    67%

    20 My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  • John 7:22
    67%

    22 Because of this, Moses gave you circumcision (not that it comes from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

  • Matt 23:18-19
    2 verses
    67%

    18 And you say, 'If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is obligated.'

    19 You fools and blind! Which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?

  • Ezek 22:8
    67%

    8 You have despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths.

  • Deut 7:4
    67%

    4 because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the LORD's anger will burn against you, and He will quickly destroy you.

  • Num 5:11
    67%

    11 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Luke 18:29
    67%

    29 Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

  • Mark 7:3
    67%

    3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands carefully, holding to the tradition of the elders.

  • Matt 6:1
    67%

    1 Be careful not to practice your acts of charity before others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

  • Matt 8:21
    67%

    21 Another of His disciples said to Him, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.'