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Matthew 15:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Matthew 15:5-7
Contemporary English Version
5 But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they have has been offered to God.[a] 6 Is this any way to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching. 7 And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said,
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- 15.5 has been offered to God: According to Jewish custom, when people said something was offered to God, it belonged to him and could not be used for anyone else, not even for their own parents.
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