Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 15:2-20

2“Why doδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101YourσουsouG4771οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101breakπαραβαίνουσινparabainousinG3845theτὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων;presbuterōnG4245γὰρgarG1063?They do not washοὐ νίπτονταιou niptontaiG3756 G3538theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495beforeὅτανhotanG3752they eatἄρτον ἐσθίωσιν.¶arton esthiōsinG2068 G740.”

3δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588Jesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς·apokritheis eipen autoisG611 G2036 G846, “AndκαὶkaiG2532whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771breakπαραβαίνετεparabaineteG3845theτὴνtēnG3588commandἐντολὴνentolēnG1785τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν;humōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862?

4ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316saidεἶπενeipenG2036, ‘HonorτίμαtimaG5091yourτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384’andκαὶkaiG2532‘Anyone whoὁhoG3588cursesκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551hisfatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384must be put to deathθανάτῳ τελευτάτω.thanatō teleutatōG2288 G5053.’

5ButδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771say thatλέγετε·legeteG3004if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysεἴπῃeipēG2036toτῷtōG3588hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228τῇtēaG3588motherμητρί·mētriG3384, ‘WhateverὃhoG3739you would have receivedἐὰν ὠφεληθῇς,ean ōphelēthēasG1437 G5623fromἐξexG1537meἐμοῦemouG1473is a gift devotedδῶρονdōronG1435to God,’

6he need not honorG3756 G3361 G5091hisG846G3588fatherG3962orG2228G846G3588motherG3384with it.ThusκαὶkaiG2532you nullifyἠκυρώσατεēkurōsateG208theG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056G3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771G3588traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862.

7You hypocritesὙποκριταί,HupokritaiG5273!IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395correctlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573aboutπερὶperiG4012youὑμῶνhumōnG4771λέγων·¶legōnG3004:

8‘TheseοὗτοςhoutosG3778ὉHoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorτιμᾷ,timaG5091MeG1473with theirτοῖςtoisG3588lipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491,butδὲdeG1161theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588heartsκαρδίαkardiaG2588are farπόρρω ἀπέχειporrō apecheiG568 G4206fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575MeG1473.

9δὲdeG1161They worshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576MeG1473in vainμάτηνmatēnG3155;they teachδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321asdoctrineδιδασκαλίας,didaskaliasG1319thepreceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.’”

10ΚαὶKaiG2532JesuscalledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to Him andsaidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “ListenἀκούετεakoueteG191andκαὶkaiG2532understandσυνίετε·sunieteG4920.

11AτὸtoG3588manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444is not defiledοὐ κοινοῖou koinoiG2840 G3756by whatτὸtoG3588entersεἰσερχόμενον εἰςeiserchomenon eisG1525 G1519hisτὸνtonG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750,butἀλλὰallaG235τοῦτοtoutoG3778κοινοῖkoinoiG2840τὸtoG3588ἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444by whatτοῦtouG3588comesἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenonG1607out ofἐκekG1537τὸνtonG3588itστόματος,stomatosG4750.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846andsaidλέγουσινlegousinG3004, “Are You awareG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330were offendedἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶eskandalisthēsanG4624when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thisτὸνtonG3588λόγονlogonG3056?”

13ButδὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956plantφυτείαphuteiaG5451thatἣνhēnG3739MyG1473ὁhoG3588heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962has not plantedοὐκ ἐφύτευσενouk ephuteusenG3756 G5452will be pulled up by its rootsἐκριζωθήσεται.ekrizōthēsetaiG1610.

14DisregardἄφετεapheteG863themαὐτούς·autousG846!They areεἰσινeisinG1510blindτυφλοίtuphloiG5185guidesὁδηγοίhodēgoiG3595τυφλῶν.tuphlōnG5185.δὲdeG1161IfἐὰνeanG1437ablindτυφλὸςtuphlosG5185manleadsὁδηγῇ,hodēgēaG3594ablindτυφλὸνtuphlonG5185man,bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297will fallπεσοῦνται.pesountaiG4098intoεἰςeisG1519a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999.”

15δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidἀποκριθεὶς εἶπενapokritheis eipenG611 G2036to Himαὐτῷ·autōG846, “ExplainφράσονphrasonG5419thisταύτην.¶tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to usG1473.”

16“Doἐστε;esteG1510youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771stillἀκμὴν καὶakmēn kaiG2532 G188not understandἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588?” Jesusaskedεἶπεν·eipenG2036.

17“Do you not yet realizeοὐ νοεῖτεou noeiteG3756 G3539thatὅτιhotiG3754whateverπᾶνpanG3956τὸtoG3588entersεἰσπορευόμενον εἰςeisporeuomenon eisG1531 G1519theτὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750goesχωρεῖchōreiG5562intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836and thenκαὶkaiG2532is eliminatedεἰς ἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται;eis aphedrōna ekballetaiG1544 G1519 G856?

18ButδὲdeG1161the thingsτὰtaG3588that comeἐκπορευόμεναekporeuomenaG1607out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comeἐξέρχεται,exerchetaiG1831fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and these thingsG2548defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840aτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

19ForγὰρgarG1063out ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588comeἐξέρχονταιexerchontaiG1831evilπονηροί,ponēroiG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμοὶdialogismoiG1261,murderφόνοι,phonoiG5408,adulteryμοιχεῖαι,moicheiaiG3430,sexual immoralityπορνεῖαι,porneiaiG4202,theftκλοπαί,klopaiG2829,false testimonyψευδομαρτυρίαι,pseudomarturiaiG5577, andslanderβλασφημίαι.blasphēmiaiG988.

20TheseταῦτάtautaG3778areἐστινestinG1510whatτὰtaG3588defileκοινοῦνταkoinountaG2840aτὸνtonG3588manἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444,butδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588eatingφαγεῖνphageinG5315with unwashedἀνίπτοιςaniptoisG449handsχερσὶνchersinG5495does not defileοὐ κοινοῖou koinoiG3756 G2840τὸνtonG3588himἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

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