Mark 7:11
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.
Mark 7:11 in other translations
| BSB | But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), |
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| WEB | 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, |
| ASV | 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; |
| YLT | 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, |
| DARBY | But ye say, If a man say to his father or his mother, It is corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by... |
| BBE | 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, |
| Webster | But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. |
What does Mark 7:11 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 7:1-13
One great design of Christ's coming was, to set aside the ceremonial law; and to make way for this, he rejects the ceremonies men added to the law of God's making. Those clean hands and that pure heart which Christ bestows on his disciples, and requires of them, are very different from the outward and superstitious forms of Pharisees of every age. Jesus reproves them for rejecting the commandment of God. It is clear…
Mark 7:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 7:11
- Matthew 23:18
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
- 1 Timothy 5:4-8
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. …
- Matthew 15:5
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
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Mt 15:5; 23:18; 1Ti 5:4-8
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Context
- Mark 7:10
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
- Mark 7:11
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.
- Mark 7:12
And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
Mark 7:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vosotros decís: Basta si dijere un hombre al padre ó la madre: Es Corbán (quiere decir, don mío á Dios) todo aquello con que pudiera valerte; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais vous, vous dites: Si un homme dit à son père ou à sa mère: Tout ce dont tu pourrais tirer profit de ma part est corban, c’est-à-dire don… |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ihr aber saget: Wenn ein Mensch zu dem Vater oder zu der Mutter spricht: Korban sei das, was irgend dir von mir zunutze kommen könnte; - |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Vos autem dicitis: Si dixerit homo patri, aut matri, Corban (quod est donum) quodcumque ex me, tibi profuerit: |