Matthew 15:6

6 he need not honor his father. ’So for the sake of your tradition you have ¹made void the word^[a] of God.

Matthew 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:6

See note on Mt 15:5

Matthew 15:6 In-Context

4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother, ’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die. ’

5 But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God, ”

6 he need not honor his father. ’So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.

7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

8 “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;

Cross References

• 1. 15:6 Gal. 3:17 (Gk.); [Rom. 2:23]

Footnotes

• [a] 15:6 Some manuscripts 'law'