Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,(Matthew 15:1)

Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.(Matthew 15:2)

But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?(Matthew 15:3)

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;(Matthew 15:5)

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.(Matthew 15:6)

Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,(Matthew 15:7)

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Matthew 15:4 - Cross Reference

The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (Proverbs 30:17)

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. (Proverbs 23:22)

Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. (Deuteronomy 27:16)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. (Ephesians 6:1)

And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. (Exodus 21:17)

Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Exodus 20:12)

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. (Matthew 5:17)

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. (Leviticus 19:3)

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. (Proverbs 20:20)

To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. (Isaiah 8:20)

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Matthew 19:19)

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. (Matthew 4:10)

Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. (Deuteronomy 5:16)

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. (Leviticus 20:9)

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: (Deuteronomy 21:18)

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. (Romans 3:31)