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Matthew 15:3
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Jesus replied,
“And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
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Matthew 15:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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But he answered and said unto them,Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
ESV
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He answered them, "And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
NLT
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Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
MSG
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But Jesus put it right back on them. "Why do you use your rules to play fast and loose with God's commands?
CSB
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He answered them, "And why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 In-Context
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Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
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“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”
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Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
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For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’and ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’
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But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’
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