2009-10-08T13:28:22-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/corban/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%207:9-13&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:28:22-05:00 Corban means a gift devoted to God. In this passage Jesus is saying that when we just honor our father and mother as a corban, we're doing them a disservice. The intent behind the commandment isn't that we just do something, but rather that our heart is changed.