New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 15:2-6

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.

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