Mark 7:10

For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and He that shall curse father or mother, dying let him die.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

In Context

9And he said to them: Well do you make void the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.

11But you say: If a man shall say to his father or mother, Corban, (which is a gift,) whatsoever is from me, shall profit thee.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God will give thee.

Leviticus 20:9He that curseth his father, or mother, dying let him die: he hath cursed his father, and mother, let his blood be upon him.

Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that honoureth not his father and mother: and all the people shall say: Amen.

Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, and that despiseth the labour of his mother in bearing him, let the ravens of the brooks pick it out, and the young eagles eat it.

Mark 10:19Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, bear not false witness, do no fraud, honour thy father and mother.

Matthew Henry on Mark 7:2-24

The Traditions of the Elders; The Worst Defilement from Within. 1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they… Read the whole commentary →

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