Matthew 15:6

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

Young's Literal Translation

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, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; —

7'Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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Cross References

Psalms 119:139Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words.

Hosea 4:6Cut off have been My people for lack of knowledge, Because thou knowledge hast rejected, I reject thee from being priest to Me, And thou forgettest the law of thy God, I forget thy sons, I also!

Mark 7:13setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'

1 Timothy 5:3honour widows who are really widows;

1 Timothy 5:16If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

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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