New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 15:4-9

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.’”

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