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But He answered and said to them, “And why do you transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

“For God has commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and mother. And the one who curses father or mother, let him die the death.’

“But you say, ‘Whoever shall say to father or mother, “By the gift that is offered by me,” you may have profit;

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Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](A) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](B) 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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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9