Matthew 15:3
Matthew 15:3-9 The Message (MSG)
But Jesus put it right back on them. “Why do you use your rules to play fast and loose with God’s commands? God clearly says, ‘Respect your father and mother,’ and, ‘Anyone denouncing father or mother should be killed.’ But you weasel around that by saying, ‘Whoever wants to, can say to father and mother, What I owed to you I’ve given to God.’ That can hardly be called respecting a parent. You cancel God’s command by your rules. Frauds! Isaiah’s prophecy of you hit the bull’s-eye: These people make a big show of saying the right thing, but their heart isn’t in it. They act like they’re worshiping me, but they don’t mean it. They just use me as a cover for teaching whatever suits their fancy.”
Matthew 15:3 King James Version (KJV)
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Jesus answered, “And why do you refuse to obey God’s command so that you can follow your own teachings?
Matthew 15:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Matthew 15:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He replied to them, “Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?
Matthew 15:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?