Matthew 15:5
“But yee say, Whosoeuer shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift by whatsoeuer thou mightest bee profited by me,”
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Matthew 15:5 Context
3But hee answered, and said vnto them, Why doe you also transgresse the Commandement of God by your tradition? 4For God commaunded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: And hee that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5But yee say, Whosoeuer shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift by whatsoeuer thou mightest bee profited by me, 6And honour not his father or his mother, hee shall be free. Thus haue yee made the Commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition. 7Yee hypocrites, well did Esaias prophecie of you, saying,
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But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
- King James Version
"But you say, 'Whoever says to {his} father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given {to God,}"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given `to God';
- American Standard Version (1901)
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;
- Basic English Bible
But *ye* say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
- Darby Bible
But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;
- Webster's Bible
but you--this is what you say: `If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--
- Weymouth Bible
But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"
- World English Bible
But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;
- Wycliffe Bible
but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version
"But you say, 'Whoever says to {his} father or mother, "Whatever I have that would help you has been given {to God,}"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given `to God';
- American Standard Version (1901)
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;
- Basic English Bible
But *ye* say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
- Darby Bible
But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;
- Webster's Bible
but you--this is what you say: `If a man says to his father or mother, That is consecrated, whatever it is, which otherwise you should have received from me--
- Weymouth Bible
But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"
- World English Bible
But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;
- Wycliffe Bible
but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 15:5
15:5 It is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me - That is, I have given, or at least, purpose to give to the treasury of the temple, what you might otherwise have had from me.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 15:5
Mt 15:5 Ye say. Following tradition, you say one thing while God says in the law just the opposite. The scribes taught that a Jew by calling his possessions "Corban" (a gift to God, Mr 7:11) was absolved from the duty of caring for his parents, even though he did not afterward devote his property to sacred uses. Thus, by an artifice, the law with respect to parents could be set aside. The Talmud furnishes a curious illustration of this perversion of the command. The Mishna says: ``He that curses his father or his mother is not guilty, unless he curses them with an express mention of the name of Jehovah.''