Catholic Public Domain Version
"And in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.’ "
— Mark 7:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
“But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men. ”
“But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'”
“They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’”
“And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and precepts of men.”
“But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.”
“Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
And when returning from the market, unless they wash, they do not eat. And there are many other things which have been handed down to them to observe: the washings of cups, and pitchers, and bronze containers, and beds.
And so the Pharisees and the scribes questioned him: “Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but they eat bread with common hands?”
But in response, he said to them: “So well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, just as it has been written: ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
And in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and precepts of men.’
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.’