Matthew 15:5
“But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or mother,.... That is, it was a tradition of their's, that if a man…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 15:1-9
See also Mar 7:1-9. Then came to Jesus ... - Mark says that they saw the disciples of Jesus eating with unwashed hands.…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 15:1-9
Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. The intemperate heat of the Jewish teachers for the support of their hierarchy,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
It is a gift Rather, Let it be a gift, or "devoted to sacred uses," which the Jews expressed by the word corban, found…
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