Matthew 15:5

But ye say: Whosoever shall say to a father or to a mother, Be that my offering, by which ye get profit from me: then he must not honor his father or his mother.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

In Context

4For God hath said: Honor thy father, and thy mother; and he that revileth his father or his mother, shall be put to death.

6And thus ye make void the word of God, for the sake of your tradition.

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Cross References

Mark 7:10For Moses said: Honor thy father and thy mother; and whoever shall revile his father or his mother, shall surely die.

Acts 5:29And Simon, with the legates, answered and said to them: God is to be obeyed, rather than men.

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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