1ThentherecomeπροσέρχονταιproserchontaiG4334toJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424fromJerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330andscribesG1122,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, 2WhyτίtiG5101dothydisciplesG3101transgressthetraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862oftheeldersπρεσβυτέρων;presbuterōnG4245?fortheywashνίπτονταιniptontaiG3538nottheirhandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495whenὅτανhotanG3752theyeatἐσθίωσιν.¶esthiōsinG2068breadἄρτονartonG740. 3AndheansweredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611andsaidG3004untothem,WhyτίtiG5101doyealsoκαὶkaiG2532transgressthecommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316becauseofyourtraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862? 4ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316saidG3004,HonorτίμαtimaG5091thyfatherπατέραpateraG3962andthymotherμητέρα,mēteraG3384:and,HethatspeakethevilκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551offatherπατέραpateraG3962ormotherμητέραmēteraG3384,lethimdiethedeathθανάτῳthanatōG2288. 5Butyesayλέγετε·legeteG3004, Whosoever shallsayG3004tohisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orhismotherμητρί·mētriG3384,Thatwherewith thou mightesthavebeenprofitedὠφεληθῇς,ōphelēthēasG5623bymeisgiventoGod; 6heshallnothonorG5091hisfatherG3962.Andyehavemade voidthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316becauseofyourtraditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862. 8ThispeopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorethmewiththeirlipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491;ButtheirheartκαρδίαkardiaG2588isfarπόρρωporrōG4206fromme. 9ButinvainμάτηνmatēnG3155dotheyworshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576me,TeachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321astheirdoctrinesG1319thepreceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778ofmenG444. 10AndhecalledtohimthemultitudeG3793,andsaidG3004untothem,HearἀκούετεakoueteG191,andunderstandσυνίετε·sunieteG4920: Read all of Matthew 15Commentaries on Matthew 15
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