Matthew 15:3-5

3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

4 For God commanded, ¹‘Honor your father and your mother, ’ and, ²‘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, ” ^[a]

Cross References

• 1. 15:4 Cited from Ex. 20:12
• 2. 15:4 Cited from Ex. 21:17

Footnotes

• [a] 15:5 Or 'is an offering'