24 Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is (A)a companion to a man who destroys.

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Whoever is slack in his work
    is a (A)brother to him who destroys.

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26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is (A)a son who brings shame and reproach.

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For God commanded, (A)‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, (B)‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”[a] he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have (C)made void the word[b] of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:5 Or is an offering
  2. Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law

The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” And his mother said, (A)“Blessed be my son by the Lord.”

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20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools will suffer harm.

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