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Matthew 15:6
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they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching.
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Matthew 15:6 Meaning and Commentary
Matthew 15:6
See note on Mt 15:5
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Matthew 15:6 In-Context
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For God said, "Respect your father and your mother,' and "If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death.'
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But you teach that if people have something they could use to help their father or mother, but say, "This belongs to God,'
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they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching.
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You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you!
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"These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me.
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[a].
their father; [some manuscripts have] their father or mother.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.