Matthew 15:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And he answering said to them, `Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

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  • Matt 7:3-5 : 3 `And why dost thou behold the mote that `is' in thy brother's eye, and the beam that `is' in thine own eye dost not consider? 4 or, how wilt thou say to thy brother, Suffer I may cast out the mote from thine eye, and lo, the beam `is' in thine own eye? 5 Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
  • Mark 7:6-8 : 6 and he answering said to them -- `Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honor Me, and their heart is far from Me; 7 and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men; 8 for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'
  • Mark 7:13 : 13 setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'
  • Col 2:8 : 8 See that no one shall be carrying you away as spoil through the philosophy and vain deceit, according to the deliverance of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ,
  • Col 2:23 : 23 which are, indeed, having a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and humble-mindedness, and neglecting of body -- not in any honour, unto a satisfying of the flesh.
  • Titus 1:14 : 14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

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    5Then question him do the Pharisees and the scribes, `Wherefore do thy disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but with unwashed hands do eat the bread?'

    6and he answering said to them -- `Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honor Me, and their heart is far from Me;

    7and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;

    8for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'

    9And he said to them, `Well do ye put away the command of God that your tradition ye may keep;

    10for Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

    11and ye say, If a man may say to father or to mother, Korban (that is, a gift), `is' whatever thou mayest be profited out of mine,

    12and no more do ye suffer him to do anything for his father or for his mother,

    13setting aside the word of God for your tradition that ye delivered; and many such like things ye do.'

  • Matt 15:1-2
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    1Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem -- scribes and Pharisees -- saying,

    2`Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.'

  • Matt 15:4-7
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    4for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;

    5but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering `is' whatever thou mayest be profited by me; --

    6and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

    7`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

  • Mark 10:3
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    3and he answering said to them, `What did Moses command you?'

  • Matt 15:9-10
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    9and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings -- commands of men.'

    10And having called near the multitude, he said to them, `Hear and understand:

  • Mark 7:2-3
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    2and having seen certain of his disciples with defiled hands -- that is, unwashed -- eating bread, they found fault;

    3for the Pharisees, and all the Jews, if they do not wash the hands to the wrist, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders,

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    3And he saith to the man having the hand withered, `Rise up in the midst.'

    4And he saith to them, `Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?' but they were silent.

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    3and Jesus answering spake to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, `Is it lawful on the sabbath-day to heal?'

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    2and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'

    3And he answering said unto them, `I will question you -- I also -- one thing, and tell me:

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    24and the Pharisees said to him, `Lo, why do they on the sabbaths that which is not lawful?'

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    3And Jesus answering said unto them, `Did ye not read even this that David did, when he hungered, himself and those who are with him,

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    5And Jesus answering said to them, `For the stiffness of your heart he wrote you this command,

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    33And he answered them, saying, `Who is my mother, or my brethren?'

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    2and the Pharisees having seen, said to him, `Lo, thy disciples do that which it is not lawful to do on a sabbath.'

    3And he said to them, `Did ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, himself and those with him --

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    28and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'

    29And Jesus answering said to them, `I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

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    18And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

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    30because they said, `He hath an unclean spirit.'

  • Matt 15:20
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    20these are the things defiling the man; but to eat with unwashen hands doth not defile the man.'

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    12Then his disciples having come near, said to him, `Hast thou known that the Pharisees, having heard the word, were stumbled?'

    13And he answering said, `Every plant that my heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up;

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