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God clearly says, 'Respect your father and mother,' and, 'Anyone denouncing father or mother should be killed.'
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But you weasel around that by saying, 'Whoever wants to, can say to father and mother, What I owed to you I've given to God.'
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That can hardly be called respecting a parent. You cancel God's command by your rules.
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Frauds! Isaiah's prophecy of you hit the bull's-eye:
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These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn't in it.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.