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Selected Verse: Mark 7:11 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 7:11 |
King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
a gift
Or, I have dedicated to God that which would relieve your need; (Mar 7:12). No longer do you permit him to use it for his father or mother.
Compare (Mat 15:5); (Mat 15:6). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Corban
Mark only gives the original word, and then translates. See on Mat 15:5. |
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
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;
12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;
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;