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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; he shall not honor his father. [a]And ye have made void the [b]word of God because of your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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  1. Matthew 15:6 Some ancient authorities add or his mother.
  2. Matthew 15:6 Some ancient authorities read law.

But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

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