he is not to honorhis fatherorhis mother.' And [by this] you invalidatedthe wordof Godfor the sakeof your tradition.
It is timefor the LORDto act,[For] they have brokenYour law.
My zealhas consumedme, Becausemy adversarieshave forgottenYour words.
"Howcan you say,'We are wise,And the lawof the LORDis with us'? But behold,the lyingpenof the scribesHas made[it] into a lie.
My peopleare destroyedfor lackof knowledge.Becauseyou have rejectedknowledge,I also will rejectyou from being My priest.Since you have forgottenthe lawof your God,I alsowill forgetyour children.
"But you say,'Whoeversaysto [his] fatherormother,"WhateverI havethat would helpyou has been given[to God],"
"You hypocrites,rightlydid Isaiahprophesyof you:
[thus] invalidatingthe wordof Godby your traditionwhichyou have handed down;and you domany thingssuchas that."
Do we thennullifythe Lawthroughfaith?May it neverbe! On the contrary,we establishthe Law.
Ifany womanwho is a believerhas[dependent] widows,she must assistthem and the churchmust not be burdened,sothat it may assistthosewho are widowsindeed.
But ifanyonedoes not providefor his own,and especiallyfor those of his household,he has deniedthe faithand is worsethan an unbeliever.
