Matthew 15:6

6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. ^[a] Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Matthew 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:6

See note on Mt 15:5

Matthew 15:6 In-Context

4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

Footnotes

• [a] NE and TR (see also Mark 7:12); literally he need not honor his father or mother; SBL, NA, WH, and BYZ do not include or mother.