Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free.
It is corban
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Bible References
It is corban
Matthew 15:5
But you say, 'Whoever may tell his father or his mother, "Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,"
Matthew 23:18
'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
1 Timothy 5:4
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
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Genesis 45:11
There I will nourish you; for there are yet five years of famine; lest you come to poverty, you, and your household, and all that you have."'
Numbers 30:5
But if her father disallow her in the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand: and Yahweh will forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
Ephesians 6:2
"Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with a promise: