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Matthew 15:6

World English Bible

he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

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Matthew 15:6 in other translations

he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

Matthew 15:6 · American Standard Version

Matthew 15:6 in context

  1. 4For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
  2. 5But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
  3. 6he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
  4. 7You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
  5. 8‘These people draw near to me with their mouth,
    and honor me with their lips;
    but their heart is far from me.