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Matthew 15:4–5

4for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or motherlet him die the death; 5but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering is whatever thou mayest be profited by me;—

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Matthew 15:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother andAnyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’ But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother isdevoted to God,’

Matthew 15:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For God commanded, Honor your father and your mother,’ and, Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”

Matthew 15:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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;

Matthew 15:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ andAnyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’

Matthew 15:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God

Matthew 15:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Anyone who says cruel things to his father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say a person can tell his father or mother, ‘I have something I could use to help you, but I have given it to God already.’

Matthew 15:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. 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;

Matthew 15:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever it be by which received from me thou wouldest be profited:

Matthew 15:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’

Matthew 15:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For God said:

Honor your father and your mother; and,

The one who speaks evil of father or mother

must be put to death.

But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever benefit you might have received from me is a gift committed to the temple”—

Matthew 15:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For God said,Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’ But you say that whoever tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is given to God,’ then that person need not honor the father.

Matthew 15:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘The one who speaks evil of father or mother must certainly die.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or his mother, “Whatever benefit you would have received from me is a gift to God,”

Matthew 15:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

God said, ‘Honor your father and mother.’ He also said, ‘If anyone calls down a curse on his father or mother, he will be put to death.’ But you allow people to say to their parents, ‘Any help you might have received from us is a gift set apart for God.’

Matthew 15:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’

But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,


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