Matthew 15:6

Easy To Read Version

You teach that person to not honor his father. So you teach that it is not important to do what God said. You think that it is more important to follow those rules you have.

Cross References

Psalm 119:126

Lord, it is time for you to do something.\par The people have broken your law.\par

Psalm 119:139

My strong feelings are destroying me.\par I am so upset because my enemies\par forgot your commands.\par

Jeremiah 8:8

“You keep saying,\par ‘We have the Lord’s teachings!\par So we are wise!’\par But that is not true.\par Why? Because the scribes {\cf2\super [69]} \par have lied with their pens.\par

Hosea 4:6

“My people are destroyed because they have no knowledge. You have refused to learn. So I will refuse to let you be a priest for me. You have forgotten the law of your God, so I will forget your children.

Matthew 15:5

But you teach that a person can say to his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you. But I will not use it to help you. I will give it to God.’

Matthew 15:7

You are hypocrites {\cf2\super [205]} ! Isaiah was right when he spoke about you. Isaiah said:

Mark 7:13

So you are teaching that it is not important to do what God said. You think that it is more important to follow those rules you teach people. And you do many things like that.”

Romans 3:31

So do we destroy the law by following the way of faith? No! Faith causes us to be what the law truly wants.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any woman who is a believer has widows {\cf2\super [25]} in her family, then she {\cf2\super [26]} should care for them herself. The church should not be troubled to care for them. Then the church will be able to care for the widows who have no living family.

1 Timothy 5:8

A person should take care of all his own people. Most important, he should take care of his own family. If a person does not do that, then he does not accept the \{true\} faith (teaching). That person is worse than a person who does not believe.