Matthew 15:6

Modern

…he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Traditional

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.

Literal

…he shall not honor his father or his mother. And you made void the word of God because of your tradition.

Latin

…et non honorificabit patrem suum, aut matrem suam: et irritum fecistis mandatum Dei propter traditionem vestram.

Greek

English

…he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

Nullify: The Pharisees valued their traditions so much that they ignored God's law, turning their devotion into sinful disrespect for God's word.

Jesus accused the Pharisees of disobeying God's law because of their focus on preserving traditions.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
Psalm 119:126
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
Mark 7:13
Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.”
1 Timothy 5:16
If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
1 Timothy 5:3–4
Honor the widows who are truly widows.
Romans 3:31
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Psalm 119:139
My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
Malachi 2:7–9
For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.