5But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,'


In Context

2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"

3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'

5 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,'

6 he is not to 'honor his father ' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

Matthew 15:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:5But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:5But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God ;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5But 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:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, |Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:5but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering is whatever thou mayest be profited by me; —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:5But you say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me;