Matthew 15:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Is this any way to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching.

Cross References

Psalm 119:126

Do something, LORD! They have broken your Law.

Psalm 119:139

It upsets me greatly when my enemies neglect your teachings.

Jeremiah 8:8

You say, “We are wise because we have the teachings and laws of the LORD.” But I say that your teachers have turned my words into lies!

Hosea 4:6

You priests have rejected me, and my people are destroyed by refusing to obey. Now I'll reject you and forget your children, because you have forgotten my Law.

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 15:7

And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said,

Mark 7:13

And you ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching. You do a lot of other things that are just as bad.

Romans 3:31

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

1 Timothy 5:16

If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need.

1 Timothy 5:8

People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.