Matthew 15:3 - New International Version (Anglicised)

Jesus replied, ‘And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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)

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

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

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

Matthew 15:3 Tagairtí Cros

Matthew 15:2

‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!’

Matthew 15:4

For God said, “Honour your father and mother” and “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.”

Mark 7:13

Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.’

Colossians 2:23

Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

Colossians 2:8

See to it that no-one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.

Titus 1:14

and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth.