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Anyone who curses father or mother shall be put to death;[a](A) and having cursed father or mother, such a one will bear the bloodguilt.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 20:9 Curses father or mother…put to death: this is more than a simple expletive uttered in anger against one’s parents. See note on Ex 21:17.
  2. 20:9–21 Bloodguilt: these penalties, beginning with cursing one’s parents, reflect the concerns of a patriarchal society that the breakdown of one’s relations with one’s parents can lead to the breakdown of all other familial relationships, resulting in the breakdown of society.

“‘Anyone who curses their father(A) or mother(B) is to be put to death.(C) Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.(D)

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20 Those who curse father or mother—
    their lamp will go out[a] in the dead of night.(A)

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  1. 20:20 Their lamp will go out: misfortune, even death, awaits them; cf. 13:9; Ex 21:17.

20 If someone curses their father or mother,(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.(B)

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(A)For God said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother shall die.’

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For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’[a](A) and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](B)

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  1. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Matthew 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9

10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses father or mother shall die.’(A)

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10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[a](A) and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:10 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16
  2. Mark 7:10 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9