Mark 7:10
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Mark 7:10 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother;' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother;' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
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King James Version Public Domain
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one speaking evil of his father or mother, let him end in death.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother;' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
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King James Version Public Domain
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death:
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
For Moses sayd, Honour thy father and thy mother: and Whosoeuer shall speake euill of father or mother, let him die the death.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
for Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother—let him die the death;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of his father or mother will surely die.'
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘The one speaking evil of his father or mother, let him end in death.’
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Darby Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, he who speaks ill of father or mother, let him surely die.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother;’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, Whoever curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
“Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses their father or mother should die.’
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
For Moses said, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely die.’
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
For Moses sayde: Honoure thy father and thy mother: and whosoever cursseth father or mother let him dye for it.
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- Appears 4× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 15:4
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Present
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Participle
- Case
- Nominative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- Μωϋσῆς Mōseús G3475 “Moses” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- γὰρ gár G1063 “for” Conjunction
- εἶπεν légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- τίμα timáō G5091 “to honor” Verb, Present, Active, Imperative, 2nd person, Singular
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- πατέρα patḗr G3962 “father” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- σου sý G4771 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Genitive, Singular
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- τὴν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- μητέρα mḗtēr G3384 “mother” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- σου sý G4771 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Genitive, Singular
- καί kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- κακολογῶν kakologéō G2551 “to revile” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- πατέρα patḗr G3962 “father” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἢ ḗ G2228 “or” Particle
- μητέρα mḗtēr G3384 “mother” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- θανάτῳ thánatos G2288 “death” Noun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- τελευτάτω teleutáō G5053 “to finish” Verb, Present, Active, Imperative, 3rd person, Singular
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 19
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
9Topical passages linked to Mark 7:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Exodus 21:17 "Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
- Exodus 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
- Deuteronomy 5:16 "Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.
- Leviticus 20:9 "'For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Matthew 15:4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
- Mark 10:19 You know the commandments: 'Do not murder,' 'Do not commit adultery,' 'Do not steal,' 'Do not give false testimony,' 'Do not defraud,' 'Honor your father and mother.'"
- Deuteronomy 27:16 Cursed be he who sets light by his father or his mother. All the people shall say, Amen.
- Proverbs 20:20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
- Proverbs 30:17 The eye that mocks at his father, And scorns obedience to his mother: The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, The young eagles shall eat it.
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Lesson kit
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Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 19 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is kakologéō (“to revile”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “to revile” (kakologéō) shape what this verse is saying?
- How does Matthew 15:4, which shares the word «to revile», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “father” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Compare how Bengel's Gnomon and Expositor's Greek Testament read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 12 words in this verse.
- “father” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 19 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Mark 7:10 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Geneva Bible (1599)
Geneva Bible translators
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.