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

3But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me; 6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free . Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of 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

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Whoeverἄνan · ifG302
• sayεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• orἤē · orG2228
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• giftδῶρονdōron · giftG1435
• byἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• whateverἐάνean · ifG1437
• profitedὠφελέωōpheleō · to helpG5623
• meἐμοῦemou · of meG1700

Cross-references for Matthew 15:5

• Matthew 23:16Woe to you, ye blind guides, who say, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
• Amos 7:15And 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, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoever curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
• Acts 4:19But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye.
• Acts 5:29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
• Leviticus 27:9And if it shall be a beast, of which men bring an offering to the LORD, all that any man giveth of such to the LORD shall be holy.
• Proverbs 20:25It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
• Mark 7:11But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free .

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