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Mark 7:7-9
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7 in vain do they worship me,
    teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

8 You thrust aside the commandment of God in order to preserve the traditions of men.”[a]

9 Then he said to them, “How cleverly you have set aside the commandment of God to preserve your own tradition!

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  1. Mark 7:8 The commandment of God . . . the traditions of men: Jesus makes a clear contrast between the two. The commandment of God is found in Scripture and is binding; the traditions of men (also known as the tradition of the elders: v. 3) are not found in Scripture and are not binding.
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