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The Book of Matthew, Chapter 15, Verse 4

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But he answered and said unto them, ‹Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?›
King James Version
‹For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.›
American Standard Version
For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
New English Translation
For God said,‘Honor your father and mother’ and‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’
World English Bible
For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to 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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[Ye] ‹hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,›
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‹This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with› [their] ‹lips; but their heart is far from me.›
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‹But in vain they do worship me, teaching› [for] ‹doctrines the commandments of men.›
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And he called the multitude, and said unto them, ‹Hear, and understand:›
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‹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.›
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Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
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But he answered and said, ‹Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.›
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‹Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.›