Matthew 15:6
“And honour not his father or his mother, hee shall be free. Thus haue yee made the Commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition.”
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Matthew 15:6 Context
4For God commaunded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: And hee that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5But yee say, Whosoeuer shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift by whatsoeuer thou mightest bee profited by me, 6And honour not his father or his mother, hee shall be free. Thus haue yee made the Commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition. 7Yee hypocrites, well did Esaias prophecie of you, saying, 8This people draweth nigh vnto mee with their mouth, and honoureth mee with their lips: but their heart is farre from me.
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Other Translations for Matthew 15:6
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.
- King James Version
he is not to honor his father or his mother.' And {by this} you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
- American Standard Version (1901)
There is no need for him to give honour to his father. And you have made the word of God without effect because of your teaching.
- Basic English Bible
and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.
- Darby Bible
And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
- Webster's Bible
he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition.
- Weymouth Bible
he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
- World English Bible
and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 15:6
Mt 15:6 Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect. Modern Pharisaism does the same. Church tradition leads to dogmas that set aside God's commands. The corruption of the simplicity of early Christianity is due to following human tradition.