Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 15:3-6

"And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God]; he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition." — Matthew 15:3-6 (ASV)

But he answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour your father and mother: and, He that curses father or mother, let him die the death. But you say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever you might be profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

The hypocrite said, "I cannot give you any help: I have vowed to give it as a subscription to the synagogue, or to the temple; therefore, I cannot give it to you." If he could plead that he had given it as a gift in the form of a religious offering, he was exempted from assisting his own parents.

"Well," said Christ, you do by this make the commandment of God of none effect. You hypocrites—our Savior is the most gentle of men, but how plainly does he talk, and how honestly does he denounce everything like hypocrisy.