Cross References

Matthew 15:5

New Century Version

But you say a person can tell his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but I have given it to God already.’

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It’s dangerous to promise something to God too quickly. After you’ve thought about it, it may be too late.

God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.’

You teach that person not to honor his father or his mother. You rejected what God said for the sake of your own rules.

But Peter and John answered them, “You decide what God would want. Should we obey you or God?

Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not human authority!