Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 15:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.”
Matthew 15:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to {his} father or {his} mother, {It is} a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
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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