Matthew
Matthew 15:4
4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’a and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’b
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Honor | Τίμα | Tima | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5091 I value at a price, honor |
| father | πατέρα | patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| mother | μητέρα | mētera | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3384 a mother |
| and | καί | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Anyone who | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| curses | κακολογῶν | kakologōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2551 I speak evil of, curse |
| father | πατέρα | patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| mother | μητέρα | mētera | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3384 a mother |
| must be put to death | τελευτάτω | teleutatō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5053 I end, finish, die |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 20:12 · Exodus 21:17 · Leviticus 20:9 · Deuteronomy 5:16 · Deuteronomy 21:18–21 · Proverbs 23:22 · Leviticus 19:3 · Matthew 19:19 · Proverbs 20:20 · Ephesians 6:1 · Deuteronomy 27:16 · Romans 3:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.