Matthew 15:6

God's Word

does not have to honor his father. Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God’s word.

Cross References

Psalm 119:126

It is time for you to act, O Lord. Even though people have abolished your teachings,

Psalm 119:139

My devotion ⌞for your words⌟ consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

Jeremiah 8:8

“ ‘How can you say that you are wise and that you have the Lord’s teachings? The scribes have used their pens to turn these teachings into lies.

Hosea 4:6

I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children.

Matthew 15:5

But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

Mark 7:13

Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God’s word. And you do many other things like that.”

Romans 3:31

Are we abolishing the laws in the Scriptures by this faith? That’s unthinkable! Rather, we are supporting these laws.

1 Timothy 5:16

If any woman is a believer and has relatives who are widows, she should help them. In this way the church is not burdened and can help widows who have no families.

1 Timothy 5:8

If anyone doesn’t take care of his own relatives, especially his immediate family, he has denied the Christian faith and is worse than an unbeliever.