Bible Strands
Mark 7:10
For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to religious leaders who prioritize human tradition over divine law. He delivers this statement during a direct confrontation about how they nullify God’s commands to preserve their own customs.
The words — γὰρ (gar) translates as “for,” establishing the causal basis for the preceding accusation. τιμά (tima) means “do honor,” specifying the required action toward parents.
The thread — The command to honor parents originates in Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16. The associated death penalty for cursing them is recorded in Exodus 21:17.
Why it lands — The text demands strict adherence to explicit divine commands rather than substitution with human rulings. It establishes parental honor as a binding obligation with defined legal consequences.
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The Greek words
King James Version
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
Cross-references
- Exodus 21:17 Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 5:16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Leviticus 20:9 If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood shall be upon him.
- Matthew 15:4 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Mark 10:19 You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
- Deuteronomy 27:16 ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 20:20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
- Proverbs 30:17 As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.