Matthew 15:4

“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Those who curse their father or mother should be put to death.’

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In The King James Version

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

In Context

3“Why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?” Jesus replied.

5But you say that if someone tells their father or mother, ‘Whatever you might have expected to get from me is now a gift to God,’ then

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honor your father and mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Leviticus 19:3Show respect for your mother and father, and keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 5:16Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you to do, so that you may live a long time and do well in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 27:16“A curse on anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Everyone says “Amen!”

Proverbs 23:22Pay attention to your father, and don't disregard your mother when she's old.

Isaiah 8:20Go and examine God's law and his instructions! If what they say doesn't correspond with God's word, there will be no dawn for them.

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 →

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