The Meaning of Mark 7:11 Explained

Mark 7:11

KJV: 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.

YLT: and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), is whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,

Darby: But ye say, If a man say to his father or his mother, It is corban (that is, gift), whatsoever thou mightest have profit from me by ...

ASV: 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 ;

Discover Mark 7:11

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Mark 7:11?

MEANING: What does Mark 7:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Mark 7:11 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Mark 7:11?

What is the context of Mark 7:11?

Traditions and Commandments (Mark 7:1-13)
Followers of Tradition (Mark 7:1-13)
Human Traditions and God’s Commandments (Mark 7:1-13)
Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity (Mark 7:1-23)
That Which Defiles .( A .) (Mark 7:1-23)
The Traditions of the Elders (Mark 7:1-23)
Jesus Challenges the Tradition of the Elders (Mark 7:1-23)
Defilement Comes from Within (Mark 7:1-23)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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].

What does Mark 7:11 Mean?

Study Notes

a gift
Or, I have dedicated to God that which would relieve your need; Mark 7:12 .

No longer do you permit him to use it for his father or mother. Cf. Matthew 15:5 ; Matthew 15:6

Context Summary

Mark 7:1-23 - Breaking The Bonds Of Tradition

The Pharisees laid great stress on ritual. They followed endless rules, both intricate and troublesome, as to ablutions and outward ceremonials. So long as their devotees were careful in the minor observances, they were permitted a wide license so far as the weightier matters of the Law were concerned. This is a natural tendency of the human heart. It is glad to be able to reduce its religious life to an outward and literal obedience, if only its thoughts may be unhampered. In the life of true holiness everything depends on the control of the thoughts. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." With infinite wisdom the wise man said, "Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life," and Jesus put "evil-thoughts" first in the black category of the contents of the evil heart. A gang of thieves sometimes put a very small boy through a tiny window that he may unlock the front door. So one evil thought will often admit an entire crew of evil. Heart of mine, hast thou learned this lesson? Art thou careful enough of thy cleanliness? That the hands should be often washed, that vessels of household use should be kept cleansed, that there should be decorum and neatness in the outward life, all these customs are good. But it becomes thee to inquire whether thou art not more eager for the outward than the inward cleanliness. "Create in me a clean heart," should be thy constant prayer. [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 7

¹ The Pharisees find fault with the disciples for eating with unwashed hands
⁸ They break the commandment of God by the traditions of men
¹⁴ Food defiles not the man
²⁴ He heals the Syrophenician woman's daughter of an unclean spirit;
³¹ and one that was deaf, and stammered in his speech

Greek Commentary for Mark 7:11

Corban [κορβαν ο εστιν δωρον]
See note on Matthew 15:5. Mark preserves the Hebrew word for a gift or offering to God (Exodus 21:17; Leviticus 20:9), indeclinable here, meaning gift (dōron), but declinable korbanas in Matthew 27:6, meaning sacred treasury. The rabbis (but ye say, δωρον humeis de legete) actually allowed the mere saying of this word by an unfaithful son to prevent the use of needed money for the support of father or mother. It was a home thrust to these pettifogging sticklers for ceremonial punctilios. They not only justified such a son‘s trickery, but held that he was prohibited from using it for father or mother, but he might use it for himself. [source]

Corban []
Mark only gives the original word, and then translates. See on Matthew 15:5. [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 7:11 mean?

You however say [that] if says a man to the father or the mother [It is] Corban that is a gift whatever from me you might be profited

ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε Ἐὰν εἴπῃ ἄνθρωπος τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί Κορβᾶν ὅ ἐστιν Δῶρον Ὃ ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς

δὲ	however
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc.
λέγετε	say [that]
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 2nd Person Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak.
εἴπῃ	says
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: λέγω Sense: to speak, say.
ἄνθρωπος	a man
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female.
τῷ	to the
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc.
πατρὶ	father
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: προπάτωρ Sense: generator or male ancestor.
μητρί	mother
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: μήτηρ Sense: a mother.
Κορβᾶν	[It is] Corban
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: κορβᾶν Sense: a gift offered (or to be offered) to God.
ὅ	that
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that.
Δῶρον	a gift
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: δῶρον Sense: a gift, present.
Ὃ	whatever
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that.
ἐμοῦ	me
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my.
ὠφεληθῇς	you might be profited
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Passive, 2nd Person Singular Root: ὠφελέω Sense: to assist, to be useful or advantageous, to profit.

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Similar Scriptures for Mark 7:11

		Matthew 23:18 [3]
		1 Timothy 5:4-8 [2]
		Matthew 15:5 [2]