Matthew 15:6
they are not to honor their father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And does not honor his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
he shall{G3361} not{G3756} honor{G5091} his{G846} father.{G3962} And{G2532} ye have made void{G208} the word of God{G2316} because of{G1223} your{G5216} tradition.{G3862}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And{G2532} honour{G5091}{(G5661)} not{G3364} his{G846} father{G3962} or{G2228} his{G846} mother{G3384}, he shall be free. Thus{G2532} have ye made{G208} the commandment{G1785} of God{G2316} of none effect{G208}{(G5656)} by{G1223} your{G5216} tradition{G3862}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and so shall he not honoure his father or his mother. And thus haue ye made yt the comaundment of God is with out effecte through youre tradicios.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
By this is it come to passe, that no man honoureth his father or his mother eny more. And thus haue ye made the comaundement of God of none effecte, for youre owne tradicios.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And so shall he not honour his father or his mother. And thus haue ye made the commaundement of God, of none effect, by your tradition.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹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.›
Webster's Bible (1833)
he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.
American Standard Version (1901)
he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
American Standard Version (1901)
he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 119:126 : 126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
- 1 Tim 5:8 : 8 If anyone does not provide for their own, and especially for their own household, they have denied the faith and are worse than an unbeliever.
- 1 Tim 5:16 : 16 If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.
- Ps 119:139 : 139 My zeal consumes me because my adversaries forget Your words.
- Jer 8:8 : 8 How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us,’ when the false pen of the scribes has produced lies?
- Hos 4:6 : 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.
- Mal 2:7-9 : 7 For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts. 8 But you have turned aside from the way, and by your teaching have caused many to stumble. You have violated the covenant with Levi, says the Lord of Hosts. 9 So I have also made you despised and humiliated before all the people, because you have not kept My ways but have shown partiality in matters of the law.
- Mark 7:13 : 13 You nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
- Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we then nullify the law by this faith? Absolutely not! Instead, we uphold the law.
- 1 Tim 5:3-4 : 3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show respect within their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
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2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
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 ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.’
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5 So the Pharisees and the scribes questioned Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?"
6 He answered them, "Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.'
7 They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
8 You have abandoned the commandment of God and hold onto human traditions, including the washing of pitchers and cups, and you do many other similar things."
9 He also said to them, "How skillfully you set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your own tradition.
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7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,
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23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
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