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Matthew 15:1-6
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Human Traditions and God’s Commandments
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Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
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"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat {a meal}."
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So he answered [and] said to them, "Why do you also break the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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For God said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'The one who speaks evil of father or mother {must certainly die}.'
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But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or his mother, "Whatever {benefit you would have received} from me [is] a gift [to God],"
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need not honor his father,' and you make void the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
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[a].
Literally "bread"
[b].
*Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("answered") has been translated as a finite verb
[c].
*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
[d].
*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
[e].
A quotation from Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16
[f].
Literally "let him die the death"
[g].
A quotation from Exod 21:17; Lev 20:9
[h].
*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
[i].
*Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
[j].
Literally "you would have been benefited"
[k].
Most later manuscripts add "or his mother"
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software.