Matthew 15:6

Free Bible Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 119:126

Lord, it's time for you to act, for these people have broken your laws.

Psalm 119:139

My devotion is burning me up inside because my enemies ignore your words.

Jeremiah 8:8

How on earth can you say, “We're wise, and we have the Law of the Lord?” Can't you see that the writings of your teachers of the Law have turned it into lies?

Hosea 4:6

My people are dying because they don't know me. Because you have refused to know me, I refuse to accept you as my priests. You have forgotten my teachings, so I will forget your children.

Matthew 15:5

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

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! How well Isaiah described you when he prophesied:

Mark 7:13

By means of this tradition of yours that you pass down, you make God's word null and void. You do many other things like this.”

Romans 3:31

Does that mean that by trusting in God we do away with the law? Of course not! In fact we affirm the importance of the law.

1 Timothy 5:16

Any Christian woman who has widows in the family should help them, so that the church is not burdened with the responsibility, and can help those widows who are truly in need.

1 Timothy 5:8

But those who don't look after their relatives, especially their own family, have denied their beliefs, and are worse than those who don't believe.