Matthew 15:4
Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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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 19:3Let every one fear his father, and his mother. Keep my sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 5:16Honour thy father and mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee, that thou mayst live a long time, and it may be well with thee in the land, which the Lord thy God will give thee.
Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that honoureth not his father and mother: and all the people shall say: Amen.
Proverbs 23:22Hearken to thy father, that beget thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Isaiah 8:20To the law rather, and to the testimony. And if they speak not according to this word, they shall not have the morning light.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:2-10
Jesus Reproves the Scribes and Pharisees. 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his… Read the whole commentary →