Matthew 15:5

New Living Translation

But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’

Cross References

Proverbs 20:25

Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost.

Matthew 15:4

For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’

Matthew 15:6

In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?

Acts 5:29

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.