KJV King James Version
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 15:4
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
WEB World English Bible
For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
ASV American Standard Version
For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother—let him die the death;
Surrounding context — Matthew 15
1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 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.
7 [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforθεὸςG2316 · theosGodεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayτίμαG5091 · timaōto honorτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμητέρα,G3384 · mētērmotherκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκακολογῶνG2551 · kakologeōto curse/revileπατέραG3962 · patērfatherἢG2228 · ēorμητέραG3384 · mētērmotherθανάτῳG2288 · thanatosdeathτελευτάτω.G5053 · teleutaōto decease
Cross-references
Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Exodus 21:17And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.Leviticus 20:9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood [shall be] upon him.Deuteronomy 5:16Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 21:18-21If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and [that], when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:Proverbs 23:22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.Leviticus 19:3Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God.Matthew 19:19Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.Deuteronomy 27:16Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.Proverbs 20:20Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.Romans 3:31Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.Matthew 5:17-19Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.Proverbs 30:17The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.Isaiah 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.Matthew 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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