Matthew 15:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 20:12 : 12 Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Exod 21:17 : 17 Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
  • Deut 5:16 : 16 Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
  • Lev 20:9 : 9 Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.
  • Matt 19:19 : 19 Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
  • Prov 23:22 : 22 Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
  • Deut 21:18-21 : 18 If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment: 19 Then let his father and mother take him to the responsible men of the town, to the public place; 20 And say to them, This son of ours is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, he will not give attention to us; he gives himself up to pleasure and strong drink. 21 Then he is to be stoned to death by all the men of the town: so you are to put away the evil from among you; and all Israel, hearing of it, will be full of fear.
  • Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.
  • Eph 6:1 : 1 Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.
  • Lev 19:3 : 3 Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
  • Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
  • Prov 20:20 : 20 If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
  • Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
  • Isa 8:20 : 20 Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
  • Matt 4:10 : 10 Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
  • Matt 5:17-19 : 17 Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete. 18 Truly I say to you, Till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done. 19 Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 7:9-12
    4 verses
    92%

    9And he said to them, Truly you put on one side the law of God, so that you may keep the rules which have been handed down to you.

    10For Moses said, Give honour to your father and mother, and, He who says evil of father or mother, let him have the punishment of death:

    11But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God,

    12You no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother;

  • Exod 21:17
    87%

    17Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.

  • Lev 20:9
    87%

    9Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

  • Matt 15:5-7
    3 verses
    86%

    5But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;

    6There 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.

    7You false ones, well did Isaiah say of you,

  • Exod 21:15
    85%

    15Any man who gives a blow to his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death.

  • Deut 5:16-17
    2 verses
    84%

    16Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

    17Do not put anyone to death without cause.

  • Exod 20:12-13
    2 verses
    82%

    12Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

    13Do not put anyone to death without cause.

  • Deut 27:16
    80%

    16Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Matt 19:18-19
    2 verses
    80%

    18He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Do not put anyone to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness,

    19Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

  • Eph 6:1-4
    4 verses
    79%

    1Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

    2Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),

    3So that all may be well for you, and your life may be long on the earth.

    4And, you fathers, do not make your children angry: but give them training in the teaching and fear of the Lord.

  • Prov 30:11
    78%

    11There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

  • Matt 15:3
    77%

    3And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?

  • Prov 20:20
    76%

    20If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.

  • Luke 18:20
    76%

    20You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.

  • Mark 10:19
    75%

    19You have knowledge of what is said in the law, Do not put any one to death, Do not be untrue in married life, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Do not get money by deceit, Give honour to your father and mother.

  • Lev 24:15-17
    3 verses
    75%

    15And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head.

    16And he who says evil against the name of the Lord will certainly be put to death; he will be stoned by all the people; the man who is not of your nation and one who is an Israelite by birth, whoever says evil against the holy Name is to be put to death.

    17And anyone who takes another's life is certainly to be put to death.

  • Lev 19:3
    73%

    3Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.

  • Prov 19:26
    73%

    26He who is violent to his father, driving away his mother, is a son causing shame and a bad name.

  • Prov 23:22
    73%

    22Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

  • Prov 6:20
    73%

    20My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

  • Prov 28:24
    73%

    24He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.

  • Exod 31:14
    72%

    14So you are to keep the Sabbath as a holy day; and anyone not honouring it will certainly be put to death: whoever does any work on that day will be cut off from his people.

  • Matt 5:21
    72%

    21You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

  • Matt 10:21
    72%

    21And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child: and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • Mark 13:12
    72%

    12And brother will give up brother to death, and the father his child; and children will go against their fathers and mothers, and put them to death.

  • John 5:23
    71%

    23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

  • Ezek 18:18
    71%

    18As for his father, because he was cruel, took goods by force, and did what is not good among his people, truly, death will overtake him in his evil-doing.

  • Prov 1:8
    71%

    8My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Deut 21:18
    71%

    18If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:

  • Col 3:20
    71%

    20Children, do the orders of your fathers and mothers in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord.

  • Deut 24:16
    71%

    16Fathers are not to be put to death for their children or children for their fathers: every man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

  • Matt 10:37
    71%

    37He who has more love for his father or mother than for me is not good enough for me; he who has more love for son or daughter than for me is not good enough for me.

  • Lev 20:11
    70%

    11And the man who has sex relations with his father's wife has put shame on his father: the two of them are to be put to death; their blood will be on them.

  • Lev 19:32
    70%

    32Get up from your seats before the white-haired, and give honour to the old, and let the fear of your God be before you: I am the Lord.

  • Exod 35:2
    70%

    2Six days let work be done, but the seventh day is to be a holy day to you, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on that day is to be put to death.