Top Verses from Mark 7  

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus (NIV)

NOW THERE gathered together to [Jesus] the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem (AMP)

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. (KJV)

Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret. (NIV)

And Jesus arose and went away from there to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He went into a house and did not want anyone to know [that He was there]; but it was not possible for Him to be hidden [from public notice]. (AMP)

And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. (KJV)

For from within, out of your hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, (NIV)

For from within, [that is] out of the hearts of men, come base and wicked thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, adultery (AMP)

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, (KJV)

He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: "These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me."" (NIV)

But He said to them, Excellently and truly [so that there will be no room for blame] did Isaiah prophesy of you, the pretenders and hypocrites, as it stands written: These people [constantly] honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off and are far distant from Me. (AMP)

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. (KJV)

They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.' (NIV)

In vain (fruitlessly and without profit) do they worship Me, ordering and teaching [to be obeyed] as doctrines the commandments and precepts of men. [Isa. 29:13.] (AMP)

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. (KJV)

Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. (NIV)

Soon after this, Jesus, coming back from the region of Tyre, passed through Sidon on to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis [the ten cities]. (AMP)

And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. (KJV)

And he continued, "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!" (NIV)

And He said to them, You have a fine way of rejecting [thus thwarting and nullifying and doing away with] the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition (your own human regulations)! (AMP)

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. (KJV)

"You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions." (NIV)

You disregard and give up and ask to depart from you the commandment of God and cling to the tradition of men [keeping it carefully and faithfully]. (AMP)

For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. (KJV)

But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God) – (NIV)

But [as for you] you say, A man is exempt if he tells [his] father or [his] mother, What you would otherwise have gained from me [everything I have that would have been of use to you] is Corban, that is, is a gift [already given as an offering to God] (AMP)

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. (KJV)

Then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. (NIV)

Then you no longer are permitting him to do anything for [his] father or mother [but are letting him off from helping them]. (AMP)

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; (KJV)