Mark 7:10

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

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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 unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Leviticus 20:9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Proverbs 30:17The eye that mocketh at his father, 1 And despiseth to obey his mother, 1 The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, 1 And the young eagles shall eat it. 1

Mark 10:19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, 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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