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Matthew 15:5

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But you say that if someone tells their father or mother, ‘Whatever you might have expected to get from me is now a gift to God,’ then

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It's a mistake to make a promise to God and then have second thoughts about it later.

“For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Those who curse their father or mother should be put to death.’

they don't have to honor their father. In this way you've annulled God's word for the sake of your tradition.

But Peter and John responded, “Whether it's right in God's eyes to obey you rather than God—you decide.

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We have to obey God rather than men.