King James Version
Matthew 15:3 in the King James Version says “But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 15 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?”
Matthew 15:3 · KJV
Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“he answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“unto them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“also”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“of God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
“tradition”
G3862transmission, i.e., (concretely) a precept; specially, the jewish traditionary law
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