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though he does not honor his father or his mother. Thus, by your tradition, you have made the commandment of God of no authority.

“O hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied well of you, saying,

“‘This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and honors Me with the lips, but their heart is far away from Me.

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they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.

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