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Mark 7:10

What does Mark 7:10 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 7:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 7:10 means

Jesus appeals to Moses’ command to honor one’s parents and the severe penalty for speaking evil of them. He invokes authentic Scripture to contrast with the leaders’ traditions. The citation highlights the importance of familial duty in God’s law. By raising this example, Jesus shows that God’s commands carry ethical weight and concrete obligations, not mere ritual. It underscores that honoring parents is central to social and religious life, and that human traditions should not be allowed to frustrate such divine imperatives.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother--let him die the death;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For Moses said: Honour thy father and thy mother. And He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.

Context

This verse provides the Scriptural standard that the traditions ought to support. It connects the moral law with everyday relations and prepares the reader for Jesus’ charge that the scribes’ tradition—Corban—nullifies this obligation. The stage is set to reveal how a tradition can pervert Scripture’s intent.

v.9And he said unto them, Full well do ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your tradition.

v.10This passage

v.11but 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;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 20:20

    Whoso curseth his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

  • Deuteronomy 27:16

    Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

  • Exodus 21:17

    And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

  • Leviticus 20:9

    For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

  • Proverbs 30:17

    The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.

  • Mark 10:19

    Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

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