But He answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? |
But He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? |
And He answered and said to them, “And why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? |
Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? |
He replied to them, And why also do you transgress and violate the commandment of God for the sake of the rules handed down to you by your forefathers (the elders)? |
And answering, He said to them, As for you, why are you also side-stepping the commandment of God because of the precepts handed down to you? |
“Tell Me,” replied Jesus, “why do you break God’s commandment through your tradition? |
But He answered, “Why do you too break God’s command for the sake of the rules that have been handed down to you? |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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