Matthew 15:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 15:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
θεὸς
theós
G2316
God
ἐνετείλατο
entéllomai
G1781
to command
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
τίμα
timáō
G5091
to honor
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
μητέρα
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
καί
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κακολογῶν
kakologéō
G2551
to revile
πατέρα
patḗr
G3962
father
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
μητέρα
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
θανάτῳ
thánatos
G2288
death
τελευτάτω
teleutáō
G5053
to finish
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World English Bible Public Domain
For God commanded, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'
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King James Version Public Domain
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For God commanded, saying, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and ‘The one speaking evil of his father or mother, let him end in death.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).