Matthew 15:5

Matthew 15:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
• New International Version (NIV)But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’
• English Standard Version (ESV)But you say, 'If anyone tells his father or his mother, "What you would have gained from me is given to God,"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

Context of Matthew 15:5

3He answered them, “Why do you break the commandment of God because of your traditions? 4For example, God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say that whoever tells his father or mother, ‘I have given to God whatever support you might have received from me,’ 6does not have to honor his father. Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God’s word. 7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

Matthew 15:5 word by word

ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί· δῶρον ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• toὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• toπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• orἤē · orG2228
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• a giftδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• thou mightest be profitedὠφελέωōpheleō · to helpG5623
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Matthew 15:5

• Matthew 23:16“How horrible it will be for you, you blind guides! You say, ‘To swear an oath by the temple doesn’t mean a thing. But to swear an oath by the gold in the temple means a person must keep his oath.’
• Amos 7:15But the Lord took me away from herding the flock and said to me, ‘Prophesy to my people Israel.’
• Mark 7:10For example, Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother must be put to death.’
• Acts 4:19Peter and John answered them, “Decide for yourselves whether God wants people to listen to you rather than to him.
• Acts 5:29Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than people.
• Leviticus 27:9“If ⌞the vow⌟ is to give the kind of animal that people offer to the Lord, it will be considered holy.
• Proverbs 20:25It is a trap for a person to say impulsively, “This is a holy offering!” and later to have second thoughts about those vows.
• Mark 7:11But you say, ‘If a person tells his father or mother that whatever he might have used to help them is corban (that is, an offering to God),

Commentaries on Matthew 15:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5It is a gift - קרבן korban, Mark 7:11, an offering of approach; something consecrated to the service of God in the temple, by which a man had the privilege of approaching his Maker. This conduct was similar to the custom of certain persons who bequeath the inheritance of their children to Churches or religious uses; either through terror of conscience, thus striving to purchase the kingdom of glory; or through the persuasion of interested hireling…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 See also Mark 7:1-9. Then came to Jesus … - Mark says that they saw the disciples of Jesus eating with unwashed hands. Matthew 15:2 Transgress the tradition of the elders - The world “elders” literally means “old men.” Here it means the “ancients,” or their “ancestors.” The “tradition of the elders” meant something handed down from one to another by memory; some precept or custom not commanded in the written law, but which scribes and Pharisees…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5A gift devoted to God: The people would probably donate a gift like this at the temple (see Mark 7:11; see also Proverbs 28:24) but it served as a way to avoid financially providing for one's parents.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift--or simply, "A gift!" In Mark (Mr 7:11), it is, "Corban!" that is, "An oblation!" meaning, any unbloody offering or gift dedicated to sacred uses. by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:5

• Children
• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mother
• Pharisees
• Sin
• Teachers
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Commandment
• Continue
• Draught
• Fill
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition
• Truth

Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings