4for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;


In Context

1 Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem — scribes and Pharisees — saying,

2 'Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

3 And he answering said to them, 'Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

4 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;

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

6 and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

Matthew 15:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:4Honour thy father and mother: And: He that shall curse father or mother, let him die the death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:4For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:4For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:4For God said, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:4For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:4For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:4For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die the death.