Matthew

Matthew 15:6–9

⁶he need not honor his father or mother with it.^c Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. ⁷You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

⁸‘These people honor Me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from Me.

⁹They worship Me in vain;

they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’^d”

Footnotes

c 15:6 NE and TR (see also Mark 7:12|MRK 7:12); literally he need not honor his father or mother; SBL, NA, WH, and BYZ do not include or mother.
d 15:9 Isaiah 29:13|ISA 29:13(see also LXX)

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Matthew 15:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he need not honor	τιμήσει	timēsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5091 I value at a price, honor
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
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
Thus	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you nullify	ἠκυρώσατε	ēkyrōsate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G208 I annul, make of no effect, cancel
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
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

Matthew 15:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You hypocrites	ὑποκριταί	hypokritai	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler
Isaiah	Ἠσαΐας	Ēsaias	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2268 Isaiah
prophesied	ἐπροφήτευσεν	eprophēteusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4395 I foretell, prophesy
correctly	καλῶς	kalōs	Adverb	G2573 well, nobly, rightly
about	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you

Matthew 15:8

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
people	λαὸς	laos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
honor	τιμᾷ	tima	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5091 I value at a price, honor
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
with their	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
lips	χείλεσίν	cheilesin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G5491 a lip, mouth, shore
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
hearts	καρδία	kardia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
are far	ἀπέχει	apechei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough
from	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Me	ἐμοῦ	emou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Matthew 15:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They worship	σέβονταί	sebontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4576 I reverence, worship
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
in vain	Μάτην	Matēn	Adverb	G3155 in vain
they teach	Διδάσκοντες	Didaskontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1321 I teach
doctrine	διδασκαλίας	didaskalias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1319 instruction, teaching
precepts	ἐντάλματα	entalmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1778 an injunction, ordinance, precept
of men	ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race