New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 15:2-20

2“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101do Your disciplesμαθηταίmathētaiG3101breakπαραβαίνουσινparabainousinG3845the traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862of the eldersπρεσβυτέρων;presbuterōnG4245? For theydo not washνίπτονταιniptontaiG3538their handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495whenὅτανhotanG3752they eatἐσθίωσιν.¶esthiōsinG2068breadἄρτονartonG740.”

3And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them,“WhyδιὰdiaG1223do you yourselvesG4771transgressπαραβαίνετεparabaineteG3845the commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of your traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862?

4For GodθεὸςtheosG2316saidG3004, ‘HonorτίμαtimaG5091your fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέρα,mēteraG3384,’ and, ‘He who speaksG2551evilκακολογῶνkakologōnG2551of fatherπατέραpateraG3962orἢēG2228motherμητέραmēteraG3384is tobe putτελευτάτω.teleutatōG5053to deathθανάτῳthanatōG2288.’

5But you sayλέγετε·legeteG3004, ‘Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302saysG3004to hisfatherπατρὶpatriG3962orἢēG2228motherμητρί·mētriG3384, “Whateverὃ ἐὰνho eanG3739 G1437I haveἐμοῦemouG1473that would helpὠφεληθῇς,ōphelēthēasG5623you has beengivenδῶρονdōronG1435to God,”

6he is not to honorG5091his fatherG3962orG2228his motherG3384.’ And by thisyou invalidatedἠκυρώσατεēkurōsateG208the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of your traditionπαράδοσινparadosinG3862.

7You hypocritesὙποκριταί,HupokritaiG5273,rightlyκαλῶςkalōsG2573did IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268prophesyἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395of you:

8‘ThisοὗτοςhoutosG3778peopleλαὸςlaosG2992honorsτιμᾷ,timaG5091Me with their lipsχείλεσίνcheilesinG5491,But their heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588is farπόρρωporrōG4206awayἀπέχειapecheiG568from Me.

9But in vainμάτηνmatēnG3155do they worshipσέβονταίsebontaiG4576Me,TeachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321asdoctrinesδιδασκαλίας,didaskaliasG1319the preceptsἐντάλματαentalmataG1778of menἀνθρώπων.¶anthrōpōnG444.’”

10After Jesus calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793to Him, He saidG3004to them,“HearἀκούετεakoueteG191and understandσυνίετε·sunieteG4920.

11It isnot whatG3588entersεἰσερχόμενονeiserchomenonG1525into the mouthστόμαstomaG4750thatdefilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,but whatG3588proceedsἐκπορευόμενονekporeuomenonG1607out of the mouthστόματος,stomatosG4750,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778defilesκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the manἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

12ThenΤότεToteG5119the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Do You knowG3609that the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοιPharisaioiG5330wereoffendedἐσκανδαλίσθησαν;¶eskandalisthēsanG4624when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thisG3588statementλόγονlogonG3056?”

13But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004, “EveryπᾶσαpasaG3956plantφυτείαphuteiaG5451whichἣνhēnG3739My heavenlyοὐράνιοςouraniosG3770FatherπατήρpatērG3962did not plantἐφύτευσενephuteusenG5452shall be uprootedἐκριζωθήσεται.ekrizōthēsetaiG1610.

14LetG863them aloneG863;they are blindG5185guidesὁδηγοίhodēgoiG3595of the blindG5185. AndifἐὰνeanG1437a blindG5185manG5185guidesὁδηγῇ,hodēgēaG3594a blindG5185manG5185,bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297will fallπεσοῦνται.pesountaiG4098into a pitβόθυνονbothunonG999.”

15PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004to Him, “ExplainφράσονphrasonG5419the parableπαραβολὴνparabolēnG3850to us.”

16Jesus saidG3004,“Are you stillἀκμὴνakmēnG188lackingG801in understandingἀσύνετοίasunetoiG801alsoκαὶkaiG2532?

17Do you not understandνοεῖτεnoeiteG3539that everythingπᾶνpanG3956that goesεἰσπορευόμενονeisporeuomenonG1531into the mouthστόμαstomaG4750passesχωρεῖchōreiG5562into the stomachκοιλίανkoilianG2836, and iseliminatedἀφεδρῶνα ἐκβάλλεται;aphedrōna ekballetaiG1519 G856 G1544?

18Butthe things that proceedἐκπορευόμεναekporeuomenaG1607out of the mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750comeἐξέρχεται,exerchetaiG1831from the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,and thoseG2548defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the manἄνθρωπον.anthrōponG444.

19For out of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588comeἐξέρχονταιexerchontaiG1831evilπονηροί,ponēroiG4190thoughtsδιαλογισμοὶdialogismoiG1261,murdersφόνοι,phonoiG5408,adulteriesμοιχεῖαι,moicheiaiG3430,fornicationsπορνεῖαι,porneiaiG4202,theftsκλοπαί,klopaiG2829,falseψευδομαρτυρίαι,pseudomarturiaiG5577witnessG5577,slandersβλασφημίαι.blasphēmiaiG988.

20TheseταῦτάtautaG3778are the things which defileκοινοῦνταkoinountaG2840the manἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444;but to eatG2068with unwashedἀνίπτοιςaniptoisG449handsχερσὶνchersinG5495does not defileκοινοῖkoinoiG2840the manἄνθρωπον.¶anthrōponG444.”

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