Matthew 15:5
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
6 he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
- KJV
- But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
- WEB
- But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
- ASV
- But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God];
- DARBY
- But *ye* say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
- BLB
- But you⁺ say, ‘Whoever might say to father or mother: Whatever you might be profited by me [is] a gift,’
- ÅB
- Men dere sier: ‘Den som sier til far eller mor “Det du skulle hatt til hjelp av meg, det gir jeg til templet” - han trenger ikke å hedre faren eller moren sin.’
- OTB
- Men dere sier at hvis noen erklærer til sin far eller mor: ‘Den hjelpen du kunne ha fått fra meg er en gave til Gud,’
- B1930
- men I sier: Den som sier til far eller mor: Det du skulde hatt til hjelp av mig, det gir jeg til templet - han skylder ikke å hedre sin far eller sin mor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 7:10–13
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Read in contextActs 5:29
But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
Read in contextMatthew 23:16–18
Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
Read in contextAmos 7:15–17
But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
Read in contextActs 4:19
But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
Read in contextLeviticus 27:9–34
If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.
Read in contextProverbs 20:25
It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
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