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they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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Matthew 15:6 in Other Translations
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And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
ESV
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he need not honor his father.' So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.
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In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
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That can hardly be called respecting a parent. You cancel God's command by your rules.
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he does not have to honor his father.' In this way, you have revoked God's word because of your tradition.
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, ‘Honor your father and mother’and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
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But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’
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they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
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“ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
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