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The Tradition of the Elders

Matthew 15:5

In 9 translations

BSB
But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
KJV
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
WEB
But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
ASV
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given to God;
LSV
but you say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever you may be profited by me—
YLT
but ye say, Whoever may say to father or mother, An offering [is] whatever thou mayest be profited by me; —
DBY
But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever [it be] by which [received] from me thou wouldest be profited:
DRC
But you say: Whosoever shall say to father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth from me, shall profit thee.
GNV
But ye say, Whosoeuer shall say to father or mother, By the gift that is offered by me, thou maiest haue profite,

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε· Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί· Δῶρον ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς,
RP2018
ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε, Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς, καὶ οὐ μὴ τιμήσῃ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ·
TR-Boyd
ὑμεῖς δὲ λέγετε, Ὃς ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ πατρὶ ἢ τῇ μητρί, Δῶρον, ὃ ἐὰν ἐξ ἐμοῦ ὠφεληθῇς, καὶ οὐ μὴ τιμήσῃ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ἢ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ·
SCR1894
υμεις δε λεγετε ος αν ειπη τω πατρι η τη μητρι δωρον ο εαν εξ εμου ωφεληθης και ου μη τιμηση τον πατερα αυτου η την μητερα αυτου

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  • Mark 7:10–13For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me…
  • Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  • Matthew 23:16–18Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple…
  • Leviticus 27:9–34If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy. He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does…
  • Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
  • Amos 7:15–17But the LORD took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of…
  • Proverbs 20:25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

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