Bible verse
he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matthew 15:6 · BSB
The verses around it, from Matthew 15.
2 “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
5 But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
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.
ASV
he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
ERV
he shall not honour his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
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