³² Be careful to do everything I command you; do not add anything to it or take anything away from it.^(A)

⁹ He also said to them, “You have a fine way of invalidating God’s command in order to set up^[a] your tradition! ¹⁰ For Moses^(A) said: Honor your father and your mother; ^[b](B) and Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must be put to death.^{[c](C) 11} But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or mother: Whatever benefit^(D) you might have received from me is corban’” (that is, an offering^(E) devoted to God), ¹² “you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother. ¹³ You nullify the word of God^(F) by your tradition that you have handed^(G) down. And you do many other similar things.”

¹⁸ I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book. ¹⁹ And if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share of the tree of life and the holy city, which are written about in this book.^(A)