Matthew 15:6
The Scripture
(6) And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Matthew 15 opens with Jesus rebuking the Pharisees for elevating tradition above God's command, teaching that what defiles comes from the heart, not unwashed hands. He commends a Canaanite woman's persistent faith and heals her afflicted daughter. The chapter closes with Jesus healing the lame, blind, and maimed, then feeding four thousand from seven loaves with baskets left over.
Read the full chapter and its overview →Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Timothy 5:3I Timothy 5:4I Timothy 5:8I Timothy 5:16Psalms 119:126Psalms 119:139Jeremiah 8:8Hosea 4:6Malachi 2:7Malachi 2:8Malachi 2:9Mark 7:13
Related verses (shared words)
Luke 12:53Matthew 15:4Mark 7:10Ephesians 6:2Numbers 9:23I John 2:7