Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Because God said, "You are to honor your father and your mother,' and, "Whoever curses father or mother must certainly be put to death.'
A Conservative Version
For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and thy mother, and, He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him perish in 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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For God said, [Ex. 20:12], 'Give honor to your father and mother.' and [Ex. 21:17], 'Whoever says bad things about his father or mother should surely be put to death.'
Anderson New Testament
For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and your mother; and, He that curses father or mother shall surely be put to death.
Common New Testament
For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
for this is a commandment of God, "honour thy father and mother; and, he that curses father or mother, let him be punish'd with death."
Darby Translation
For God commanded saying, Honour father and mother; and, He that speaks ill of father or mother, let him die the death.
Godbey New Testament
For God commanded saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die with death.
Goodspeed New Testament
For God said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'He who abuses his father or mother must be put to death.'
John Wesley New Testament
For God commanded, Honour thy father and mother: and He that revileth father or mother, let him die the death.
Julia Smith Translation
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, he calumniating father or mother, in death let him die.
King James 2000
For God commanded, saying, Honor your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die the death.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'
Modern King James verseion
For God commanded, saying, "Honor your father and mother"; and, "He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him die by death."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For God commanded, saying, 'Honour thy father and mother,' and, 'He that curseth father or mother, shall suffer death.'
Moffatt New Testament
God enjoined, Honour your father and mother, and, He who curses his father or mother is to suffer death.
Montgomery New Testament
"For God said, Honor your father and mother, and, Let him who reviles father or mother be put to death;
NET Bible
For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.'
New Heart English Bible
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
Noyes New Testament
For God commanded, saying, "Honor thy father and thy mother;" and, "He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die."
Sawyer New Testament
For God said, Honor your father and mother; and he that reviles father or mother, let him surely die.
The Emphasized Bible
For, God, said - Honour thy father and thy mother, and - He that revileth father or mother, let him, surely die!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For God commanded, saying "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and, He that curseth father or mother, let him surely die.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For God said--'Honor thy father and mother,' and 'Let him who reviles his father or mother suffer death,'
Webster
For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Weymouth New Testament
For God said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Let him who reviles father or mother be certainly put to death';
Williams New Testament
For God said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Whoever curses his father or mother must certainly 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.'
Worrell New Testament
For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'He that speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die,'
Worsley New Testament
For God commanded saying, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death:
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
Themes
Ecclesiasticism » Traditional rules of the jewish
Pharisees » Hypocrisy of, reproved » By jesus
Pharisees » Traditions of, in regard to » The duties of children to parents
Teachers » FALSE » Admonition against
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 15:4
Prayers for Matthew 15:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Human Traditions And God's Commandments
3 And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you? 4 For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death. 5 But you say, If a man says to his father or his mother, That by which you might have had profit from me is given to God;
Phrases
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Cross References
Exodus 20:12
Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Exodus 21:17
Any man cursing his father or his mother is to be put to death.
Deuteronomy 5:16
Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Leviticus 20:9
Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.
Matthew 19:19
Give honour to your father and your mother: and, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Leviticus 19:3
Let every man give honour to his mother and to his father and keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
If a man has a son who is hard-hearted and uncontrolled, who gives no attention to the voice of his father and mother, and will not be ruled by them, though they give him punishment:
Deuteronomy 27:16
Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.
Proverbs 20:20
If anyone puts a curse on his father or his mother, his light will be put out in the blackest night.
Proverbs 23:22
Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 30:17
The eye which makes sport of a father, and sees no value in a mother when she is old will be rooted out by the ravens of the valley, and be food for the young eagles.
Isaiah 8:20
Then say to them, Put your faith in the teaching and the witness. ... If they do not say such things. ... For him there is no dawn. ...
Matthew 4:10
Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
Matthew 5:17-19
Let there be no thought that I have come to put an end to the law or the prophets. I have not come for destruction, but to make complete.
Romans 3:31
Do we, then, through faith make the law of no effect? in no way: but we make it clear that the law is important.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.