"And honour not his father or his mother, {he shall be free}. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by …" — Matthew 15:6

Matthew 15:6 · KJV

“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.”

— Matthew 15:6

Verse 5

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to {his} father or {his} mother, {It is} a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

Verse 7

{Ye} hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

Matthew 15 — Context

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to {his} father or {his} mother, {It is} a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

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.

{Ye} hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with {their} lips; but their heart is far from me.

Cross References

1 Timothy 5:8

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. {house: or, kindred}

Jeremiah 8:8

How do ye say, We {are} wise, and the law of the LORD {is} with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he {it}; the pen of the scribes {is} in vain. {in vain made...: or, the false pen of the scribes worketh for falsehood}

Mark 7:13

And when he had called all the people {unto him}, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one {of you}, and understand:

Psalms 119:126

{It is} time for {thee}, LORD, to work: {for} they have made void thy law.

1 Timothy 5:3-4

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. {destroyed: Heb. cut off}

Malachi 2:7-9

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he {is} the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.