Matthew

Matthew 15:3

³Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
replied	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
why	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
break	παραβαίνετε	parabainete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3845 I transgress
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
command	ἐντολὴν	entolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
for the sake of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
tradition	παράδοσιν	paradosin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3862 an instruction, tradition

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.