He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:4 - The Text-Critical English New Testament For God commanded, ‘Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of his father or mother must surely die.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For God commanded, Honor your father and your mother, and, He who curses or reviles or speaks evil of or abuses or treats improperly his father or mother, let him surely come to his end by death. [Exod. 20:12; 21:17; Lev. 20:9; Deut. 5:16.] American Standard Version (1901) For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. Common English Bible For God said, Honor your father and your mother, and The person who speaks against father or mother will certainly be put to death. Catholic Public Domain Version 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death. |
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
But you say, ‘If anyone says to his father or mother, “Whatever benefit yoʋ might have received from me is a gift to God,” then he certainly need not honor his father or his mother.’
Honor yoʋr father and yoʋr mother, and, Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘Yoʋ shall worship the Lord yoʋr God, and him only shall yoʋ serve.’ ”
Do we then nullify the law through faith? Certainly not! On the contrary, we uphold the law.