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


In Context

1 Then come unto Jesus do they from Jerusalem — scribes and Pharisees — saying,

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

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

4 for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother — let him die the death;

5 but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering is whatever thou mayest 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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