King James Version (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.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 15
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?›
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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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‹But ye say, Whosoever shall say to› [his] ‹father or› [his] ‹mother,› [It is] ‹a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;›
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‹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.›
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