But you say, ‘If a person tells his father or mother that whatever he might have used to help them is corban (that is, an offering to God),
“Tell the Israelites: If any of you bring a sacrifice to the Lord, you must offer an animal from your cattle, sheep, or goats.
But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’
Again you say, ‘To swear an oath by the altar doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gift on the altar means a person must keep his oath.’
The chief priests took the money and said, “It’s not right to put it into the temple treasury, because it’s blood money.”
he no longer has to do anything for his father or mother.’