And do not honor his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
It is time for you, LORD, to work: for they have made void your law.
My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten your words.
How can you say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain he made it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, so that you shall be no priest to me: seeing that you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me;
You hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Making the word of God of no effect through your tradition, which you have passed down: and many such similar things you do.
Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.
If any man or woman that believes has widows, let them help them, and do not let the church be burdened; that it may help those who are widows indeed.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.