King James Version

Matthew 15:6

And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he will honor” (τιμήσει) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the word” (τὸν λόγον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he may honor” (τιμήσῃ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “or” (ἢ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “mother of him {6} And” (μητέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ) before you made here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the commandment” (τὴν ἐντολὴν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before tradition here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.τιμήσειtimēseihonourτιμάω (timaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “honour”, an action still aheadG5091(a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.honourτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραpaterafatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “father”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκαὶkaihe shall be free. Thusκαίconjunction — “he shall be free. Thus”G2532and, even, also, namely.he shall be free. Thusἠκυρώσατεēkurōsatehave ye madeἀκυρόω (akuroō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “have ye made”, a single actionG208I annul, make of no effect, cancel.have ye madeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogoncommandmentλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “commandment”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the commandmentτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παράδοσινparadosintraditionπαράδοσις (paradosis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “tradition”, the object formG3862an instruction, tradition.This verse uses “tradition”.traditionὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τιμήσῃtimēsēhonourτιμάω (timaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “honour”, an action still aheadG5091(a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.μητέραmēteramotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the object formG3384a mother.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaihe shall be free. Thusκαίconjunction — “he shall be free. Thus”G2532and, even, also, namely.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐντολὴνentolēncommandmentἐντολή (entolē)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “commandment”, the object formG1785an ordinance, injunction, command, law.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

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American Standard Version (1901)

he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition.

World English Bible

he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition .

Darby Translation

and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.

Douay-Rheims

And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition.

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