Neville Goddard on Matthew 15:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 15 in context

Scripture Focus

4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

Matthew 15:4-6

Biblical Context

The passage contrasts honoring parents with the tradition that excuses neglect, showing that outward ritual fails when inner loyalty is ignored.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that this text exposes not a condemnation of parents but a critique of tradition that hides the true state of consciousness. In Neville’s language, the commandment is not a demand from without but a function of your I AM, the living awareness that gives life to every relation. “Honor thy father and mother” becomes an inner discipline of seeing life as one stream of love. The corban habit—calling a gift to justify neglect—is a stubborn belief, a mental posture that makes the living law of God seem powerless. When you understand that the commandment of God is an inner reality rather than a carved rule, you will not be swayed by outer tradition. The moment you assume a true state of honoring, you revise the scene within, feel it real, and let that inner covenant reshape your world. Your present bonds respond to the imaginative life you permit in the silence of your mind. The law becomes life, and life becomes law, flowing from the I AM in you.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and mentally declare: I honor my father and mother in the living I AM within me; envision them bathed in light and gratitude, and feel that this inner state is already true in your present experience.