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 Living Translation (NLT)But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents, ‘Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’

Context of Matthew 15:5

3He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’ But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”— 6then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

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“Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is obliged to perform it.’
• Amos 7:15Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock, And the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’
• Mark 7:10For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’
• Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.
• Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.
• Leviticus 27:9‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy.
• Proverbs 20:25It is a snare for a man to devote rashly something as holy, And afterward to reconsider his vows.
• Mark 7:11But you say, ‘If a man says to his father or mother, “Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban”—’ (that is, a gift 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