# Mark 7.13

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/mark/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">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;</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother;</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.</span>**
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> 14. And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Hear me all of you, and understand:</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">there is nothing from without the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.</span> (Mark 7:11-15, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">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”;’</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">then you no longer allow him to do anything for his father or his mother,</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">making void the word of God by your tradition, which you have handed down. You do many things like this.”</span>**
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> 14. He called all the multitude to himself, and said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Hear me, all of you, and understand.</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">There is nothing from outside of the man, that going into him can defile him; but the things which proceed out of the man are those that defile the man.</span> (Mark 7:11-15, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye.</span>**
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> 14. And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand:</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.</span> (Mark 7:11-15, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. <span class="rl-speech">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,</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,</span>
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> **13. <span class="rl-speech">setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'</span>**
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> 14. And having called near all the multitude, he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Hearken to me, ye all, and understand;</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">there is nothing from without the man entering into him that is able to defile him, but the things coming out from him, those are the things defiling the man.</span> (Mark 7:11-15, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Matthew 15 Kill Your Children Objection Defeater](/codex/matthew-15-kill-your-children-objection-defeater/)
- [Ritual Purity Laws Objection Defeater](/codex/ritual-purity-laws-objection-defeater/), via [Mark 7.1-23](/codex/mark-7-1-23/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 7](/codex/mark-7/)
- [Ritual Purity Laws Objection](/codex/ritual-purity-laws-objection/), via [Mark 7.1-23](/codex/mark-7-1-23/)
- [Sola Scriptura](/codex/sola-scriptura/), via [Mark 7.6-13](/codex/mark-7-6-13/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.