Matthew 15:3
English Standard Version
3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
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Matthew 15:3
New International Version
3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:6-9
English Standard Version
6 he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have (A)made void the word[a] of God. 7 (B)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
8 (C)“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as (D)doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:6 Some manuscripts law
Matthew 15:6-9
New International Version
6 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7 You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
Footnotes
- Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13
Matthew 23:23-24
English Standard Version
23 (A)“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For (B)you tithe mint and dill and (C)cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: (D)justice and mercy and faithfulness. (E)These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 24 You blind guides, straining out a gnat and swallowing (F)a camel!
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Matthew 23:23-24
New International Version
23 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth(A) of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness.(B) You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 You blind guides!(C) You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
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