Mark 7:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother shall die.’(A) 11 Yet you say, ‘If a person says to father or mother, “Any support you might have had from me is qorban”’[a] (meaning, dedicated to God), 12 you allow him to do nothing more for his father or mother.
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- 7:11 Qorban: a formula for a gift to God, dedicating the offering to the temple, so that the giver might continue to use it for himself but not give it to others, even needy parents.
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