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,|


In Context

2 |Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread.|

3 He answered them, |Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

4 For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

5 But 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,|

6 he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.

7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:5But 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,'

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 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;