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He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said,[a] ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever speaks evil of father or mother must surely die.’(A) But you say that whoever tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is given to God,’[b] then that person need not honor the father.[c](B) So, for the sake of your tradition, you nullify the word[d] of God.

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  1. 15.4 Other ancient authorities read commanded, saying
  2. 15.5 Or is an offering
  3. 15.5 Other ancient authorities add or the mother
  4. 15.6 Other ancient authorities read law or commandment