Matt.15.4

Matthew 15:4

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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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Cross References

Exodus 20:12

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¶ Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

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Exodus 21:17

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¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.

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Leviticus 20:9

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¶ For 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.

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Deuteronomy 5:16

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¶ Honour 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.

The Ten Commandments

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Proverbs 20:20

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Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.

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Matthew 15:3

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But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

The Tradition of the Elders

Tradition and Commandment

Matthew 15:5

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