Matthew 15:6

in nowise, shall honour his father or his mother—and so ye have cancelled, the word of God, for the sake of your, tradition.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

In Context

5But, ye, say—Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother—A gift! Whatsoever, out of me, thou mightest be profited,

7Hypocrites! well prophesied concerning you, Isaiah, saying—

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Cross References

Psalms 119:139My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.

Hosea 4:6My people, are destroyed, for lack of knowledge,—Because, thou, hast rejected knowledge, therefore will I reject thee from ministering as priest unto me, and, because thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also, will forget thy children.

Mark 7:13cancelling the word of God by your tradition which ye have delivered. And, many such similar things, are ye doing!

1 Timothy 5:3Widows, honour thou—who indeed are widows:—

1 Timothy 5:16If any, believing woman, hath widows, let her be giving them succour, and not suffer the assembly to be burdened,—that, them who are indeed widows, it may itself succour.

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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