Matthew 15:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

But he answered & said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commaundement of God by your tradition?

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  • Matt 7:3-5 : 3 And why seest thou the mote, that is in thy brothers eye, and perceiuest not the beame that is in thine owne eye? 4 Or howe sayest thou to thy brother, Suffer me to cast out the mote out of thine eye, and beholde, a beame is in thine owne eye? 5 Hypocrite, first cast out that beame out of thine owne eye, and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye.
  • Mark 7:6-8 : 6 Then hee answered and sayd vnto them, Surely Esay hath prophecied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth mee with lippes, but their heart is farre away from me. 7 But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men. 8 For ye lay the commaundement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe.
  • Mark 7:13 : 13 Making the worde of God of none authoritie, by your tradition which ye haue ordeined: and ye doe many such like things.
  • Col 2:8 : 8 Beware lest there be any man that spoile you through philosophie, & vaine deceit, through the traditions of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • Col 2:23 : 23 Which thinges haue in deede a shewe of wisdome, in voluntarie religion and humblenesse of minde, and in not sparing the body, which are thinges of no valewe, sith they perteine to the filling of the flesh.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 And not taking heede to Iewish fables and commaundements of men, that turne away from the trueth.

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  • Mark 7:5-13
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    5Then asked him the Pharises and Scribes, Why walke not thy disciples according to the tradition of the Elders, but eate meate with vnwashen hands?

    6Then hee answered and sayd vnto them, Surely Esay hath prophecied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth mee with lippes, but their heart is farre away from me.

    7But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.

    8For ye lay the commaundement of God apart, and obserue the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and of cups, and many other such like things ye doe.

    9And he sayd vnto them, Well, ye reiect the commandement of God, that ye may obserue your owne tradition.

    10For Moses sayd, Honour thy father and thy mother: and Whosoeuer shall speake euill of father or mother, let him die the death.

    11But yee say, If a man say to father or mother, Corban, that is, By the gift that is offered by mee, thou mayest haue profite, hee shall be free.

    12So ye suffer him no more to doe any thing for his father, or his mother,

    13Making the worde of God of none authoritie, by your tradition which ye haue ordeined: and ye doe many such like things.

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1Then came to Iesus the Scribes and Pharises, which were of Hierusalem, saying,

    2Why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the Elders? For they wash not their hands when they eate bread.

  • Matt 15:4-7
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    4For God hath commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and he that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

    5But ye say, Whosoeuer shal say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

    6Though hee honour not his father, or his mother, shalbe free: thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of no aucthoritie by your tradition.

    7O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,

  • 3And he answered, and sayde vnto them, What did Moses commaund you?

  • Matt 15:9-10
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    9But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

    10Then hee called the multitude vnto him, and said to them, Heare and vnderstand.

  • Mark 7:2-3
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    2And when they sawe some of his disciples eate meate with common hands, (that is to say, vnwashen) they complained.

    3(For the Pharises, and all the Iewes, except they wash their hands oft, eate not, holding the tradition of the Elders.

  • Mark 3:3-4
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    3Then he saide vnto the man which had the withered hand, Arise: stand forth in the middes.

    4And he saide to them, Is it lawfull to doe a good deede on the Sabbath day, or to doe euil? to saue the life, or to kil? But they held their peace.

  • 3Then Iesus answering, spake vnto the Lawyers and Pharises, saying, Is it lawfull to heale on the Sabbath day?

  • Luke 20:2-3
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    2And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs by what authoritie thou doest these things, or who is hee that hath giuen thee this authoritie?

    3And he answered, and sayde vnto them, I also will aske you one thing: tell me therefore:

  • 24And the Pharises saide vnto him, Beholde, why doe they on the Sabbath day, that which is not lawfull?

  • 3All therefore whatsoeuer they bid you obserue, that obserue and doe: but after their workes doe not: for they say, and doe not.

  • Luke 6:2-3
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    2And certaine of the Pharises sayde vnto them, Why doe ye that which is not lawfull to doe on the Sabbath dayes?

    3Then Iesus answered them, and said, Haue ye not read this, that Dauid did when he himselfe was an hungred, and they which were with him,

  • 5Then Iesus answered, & sayd vnto them, For the hardnes of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you.

  • 33But hee answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brethren?

  • Matt 12:2-3
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    2And when the Pharises sawe it, they saide vnto him, Beholde, thy disciples doe that which is not lawfull to doe vpon the Sabbath.

    3But he said vnto them, Haue ye not read what Dauid did when he was an hungred, & they that were with him?

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    28And said vnto him, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie, that thou shouldest doe these things?

    29Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, I will also aske of you a certaine thing, & answere ye me, and I will tell you by what authoritie I do these things.

  • 18But Iesus perceiued their wickednes, and sayd, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

  • 30Because they saide, Hee had an vncleane spirit.

  • 20These are the things, which defile the man: but to eat with vnwashen hands, defileth not ye man.

  • 19Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steale. Thou shalt not beare false witnesse. Thou shalt hurt no man. Honour thy father and mother.

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    12Then came his disciples, and saide vnto him, Perceiuest thou not, that the Pharises are offended in hearing this saying?

    13But hee answered and saide, Euery plant which mine heauenly Father hath not planted, shalbe rooted vp.

  • 3And beholde, certaine of the Scribes saide with themselues, This man blasphemeth.

  • 20Thou knowest the comandements, Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnes: Honour thy father and thy mother.

  • 23And whe he was come into the Temple, the chiefe Priestes, and the Elders of the people came vnto him, as he was teaching, and saide, By what authoritie doest thou these things? And who gaue thee this authoritie?

  • 18He sayd to him, Which? And Iesus sayde, These, Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not commit adulterie: Thou shalt not steale: Thou shalt not beare false witnesse.

  • 5And he sayd vnto them, The Sonne of man is Lord also of the Sabbath day.

  • 16Then hee asked the Scribes, What dispute you among your selues?

  • 1Then spake Iesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

  • 15Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.

  • 3Then came vnto him the Pharises tempting him, & saying to him, Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wife vpon euery occasion?