3But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?


In Context

1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, who were of Jerusalem, saying,

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

3 But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

4 For God commanded, saying, Honor thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

5 But ye say, Whoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatever thou mightest be profited by me;

Matthew 15:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:3Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:3But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:3And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:3But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:3And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:3He answered them, |Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:3And he answering said to them, 'Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:3But he answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?