Catholic Public Domain Version
"But you say, ‘If a man will have said to his father or mother: Korban, (which is a gift) whatever is from me will be to your benefit,’ "
— Mark 7:11, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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; ”
“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;"'”
“But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’(that is, a gift for God),”
“But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban (which is a gift) whatsoever is from me shall profit thee.”
“But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,”
“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.”
For abandoning the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men, to the washing of pitchers and cups. And you do many other things similar to these.”
And he said to them: “You effectively nullify the precept of God, so that you may observe your own tradition.
For Moses said: ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother, let him die a death.’
But you say, ‘If a man will have said to his father or mother: Korban, (which is a gift) whatever is from me will be to your benefit,’
then you do not release him to do anything for his father or mother,
rescinding the word of God through your tradition, which you have handed down. And you do many other similar things in this way.”
And again, calling the crowd to him, he said to them: “Listen to me, all of you, and understand.