Matthew 15:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 15:4

2 ^a“Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”

3 He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

4 For God commanded, saying, ^a‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ^b‘He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.’

5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, ^a“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

6 then he need not honor his father¹ or mother.’ Thus you have made the² commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7 ^aHypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

Interlinear Bible for Matthew 15:4:

For
gar (#1063) God
theos (#2316) commanded,
entellomai (#1781) saying,
lego (#3004) Honor
timao (#5091) thy
sou (#4675) father
pater (#3962) and
kai (#2532) mother:
meter (#3384) and,
kai (#2532) He that curseth
kakologeo (#2551) father
pater (#3962) or
e (#2228) mother,
meter (#3384) let him die
teleutao (#5053) the death.
thanatos (#2288)