Matthew 15:3
Modern Translations
New International Version
Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

New Living Translation
Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?

English Standard Version
He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Berean Study Bible
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

New American Standard Bible
And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves also break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

NASB 1995
And He answered and said to them, "Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

NASB 1977
And He answered and said to them, “And why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Amplified Bible
He replied to them, “Why also do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]?

Christian Standard Bible
He answered them, “Why do you break God’s commandment because of your tradition?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He answered them, "And why do you break God's commandment because of your tradition?

Contemporary English Version
Jesus answered: Why do you disobey God and follow your own teaching?

Good News Translation
Jesus answered, "And why do you disobey God's command and follow your own teaching?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He answered them, "Why do you break the commandment of God because of your traditions?

International Standard Version
But he answered them, "Why do you also disregard the commandment of God because of your tradition?

NET Bible
He answered them, "And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

New King James Version
He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

King James 2000 Bible
But he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

New Heart English Bible
And he answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

World English Bible
He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

American King James Version
But he answered and said to them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

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

A Faithful Version
But He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Darby Bible Translation
But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?

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

Webster's Bible Translation
But he answered and said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But he answered & said vnto them, Why doe yee also transgresse the commaundement of God by your tradition?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But he aunswered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse the commaundement of God, by your tradition?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He answered & sayde vnto the: Why do ye transgresse the comaundemet of God, because of youre owne tradicios?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He answered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse ye comaundment of God thorowe youre tradicions?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He answering said to them, “Why also do you transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

Berean Literal Bible
And answering He said to them, "Why also do you break the commandment of God on account of your tradition?

Young's Literal Translation
And he answering said to them, 'Wherefore also do ye transgress the command of God because of your tradition?

Smith's Literal Translation
And he, having answered, said to them, Wherefore do ye also pass by the command of God by your tradition.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, He said to them, Why also do you break the commandment of God on account of your tradition?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said:

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:

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Yeshua answered and said to them, “Why do you also violate the commandment of God for the sake of your traditions?”

Lamsa Bible
Jesus answered and said to them, Why do you also disregard the commandment of God on account of your tradition.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said to them: And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

Godbey New Testament
And responding He said to them; Wherefore do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Haweis New Testament
And he answering said to them, And why do you transgress the command of God, by your tradition?

Mace New Testament
but he answered them, why do you violate the law of God to follow your tradition?

Weymouth New Testament
"Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition?

Worrell New Testament
And He, answering, said to them, "Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Worsley New Testament
But He answered and said unto them, And why do ye transgress the commandment of God for your tradition?
















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