Matthew 15:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³ And He answered them, “Why do you also violate the commandments of God by [following] your traditions?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ He replied to them, And why also do you transgress and violate the commandment of God for the sake of the rules handed down to you by your forefathers (the elders)?

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

³ Jesus replied, “Why do you break the command of God by keeping the rules handed down to you?

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ But responding, he said to them: "And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Matthew 15:3 Cross References

Matthew 15:2

“Why do your disciples violate the tradition of the [Jewish] elders? For they do not [ceremonially] wash their hands before eating [their meals].”

Matthew 15:4

For God said, [Ex. 20:12], ‘Give honor to your father and mother,’ and [Ex. 21:17], ‘Whoever says bad things about his father or mother should surely be put to death.’

Mark 7:13

You are making God’s message useless by [enforcing] the tradition you have been following. And you do many things like that.”

Colossians 2:23

They certainly have an appearance of wisdom, [displaying] self-prescribed worship and [false] humility and asceticism, but they lack any value in curbing the desires of the physical passions.

Colossians 2:8

Pay attention so that no one takes you [spiritually] captive through his philosophy and empty deception based on human tradition, according to the principles of the world and not according to Christ.

Titus 1:14

instead of paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who reject the truth.