But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

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But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’

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But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, (A)“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

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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.

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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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then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 NU word