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. Galatians 3:17(Gk.); [Romans 2:23]

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts law