But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been [a]given to God,” he is not to honor his father or his mother[b].’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:5 Lit a gift; i.e. an offering
  2. Matthew 15:6 I.e. by supporting them with it

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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