Matthew 15:6

6 You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules.

Matthew 15:6 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 15:6

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Matthew 15:6 In-Context

4 God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.'

5 But you say a person can tell his father or mother, 'I have something I could use to help you, but I have given it to God already.'

6 You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules.

7 You are hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he said about you:

8 'These people show honor to me with words, but their hearts are far from me.