Matthew 15:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Didn't God command you to respect your father and mother? Didn't he tell you to put to death all who curse their parents?

Cross References

Exodus 20:12

Respect your father and your mother, and you will live a long time in the land I am giving you.

Exodus 21:17

Death is the punishment for cursing your father or mother.

Proverbs 20:20

Children who curse their parents will go to the land of darkness long before their time.

Proverbs 23:22

Pay attention to your father, and don't neglect your mother when she grows old.

Proverbs 30:17

Don't make fun of your father or disobey your mother— crows will peck out your eyes, and vultures will eat the rest of you.

Isaiah 8:20

what it should do.” None of those who talk like that will live to see the light of day!

Leviticus 19:3

Respect your father and your mother, honour the Sabbath, and don't make idols or images. I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 20:9

If you curse your father or mother, you will be put to death, and it will be your own fault.

Matthew 15:3

Jesus answered: Why do you disobey God and follow your own teaching?

Matthew 15:5

But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they have has been offered to God.

Matthew 19:19

Respect your father and mother. And love others as much as you love yourself.”

Matthew 4:10

Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

Romans 3:31

Do we destroy the Law by our faith? Not at all! We make it even more powerful.

Ephesians 6:1

Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents. The first commandment with a promise says,

Deuteronomy 5:16

Respect your father and mother, and you will live a long and successful life in the land I am giving you.