Matthew 15:6 - Tree of Life Version he need not honor his father.’ On account of your tradition, you made void the word of God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So for the sake of your tradition (the rules handed down by your forefathers), you have set aside the Word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect]. American Standard Version (1901) he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition. Common English Bible So you do away with God’s Law for the sake of the rules that have been handed down to you. Catholic Public Domain Version then he shall not honor his father or his mother.' So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition. |
How can you say, ‘We are wise! The Torah of Adonai is with us’? In fact, it is the lying pen of the scribes that have made it a lie.
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Since you rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being My kohen. Since you forgot the Torah of your God, just so I will forget your children.
But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever you might have gained from me is a gift to God,”
making void the word of God with your tradition that you’ve handed down. And you do many such things.”
Do we then nullify the Torah through faithfulness? May it never be! On the contrary, we uphold the Torah.
If any woman of faith has widows in need, let her help them and not let the community be burdened, so it may help the real widows.
But if anyone does not provide for his own, especially those in his own house, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.