Mat 15:4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 4. Honour thy father and mother ] This word was taken in great latitude of meaning among the Jews: it not only meant respect and submission , but also to take care of a person, to nourish and support him, to enrich . See ; ; . And that this was the sense of the law, as it respected parents, see , and .

‏ Matthew 15:4

Verse 4. Honour thy father and mother] This word was taken in great latitude of meaning among the Jews: it not only meant respect and submission, but also to take care of a person, to nourish and support him, to enrich. See Nu 22:17; Jud 13:17; 1Ti 5:17. And that this was the sense of the law, as it respected parents, see De 27:16, and See Clarke on Ex 20:12.