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Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/nlt/matthew/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition. <a href="/esv/matthew/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God. <a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> he shall not honor his father or his mother.' And you made void the commandment of God on account of your tradition! <a href="/kjv/matthew/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/15.htm">New King James Version</a> then he need not honor his father or mother.’ Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> he is not to honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/nasb/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> he is not to honor his father or his mother.&#8217 And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And thus you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/lsb/matthew/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> he need not honor his father.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/amp/matthew/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> he is not to honor his father or his mother [by helping them with their need].’ So by this you have invalidated the word of God [depriving it of force and authority and making it of no effect] for the sake of your tradition [handed down by the elders]. <a href="/csb/matthew/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> he does not have to honor his father.’ In this way, you have nullified the word of God because of your tradition. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> he does not have to honor his father.&#8217 In this way, you have revoked God&#8217s word because of your tradition. <a href="/asv/matthew/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition. <a href="/cev/matthew/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Is this any way to show respect to your parents? You ignore God's commands in order to follow your own teaching. <a href="/erv/matthew/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> he shall not honour his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition. <a href="/gwt/matthew/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> does not have to honor his father. Because of your traditions you have destroyed the authority of God's word. <a href="/gnt/matthew/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> they do not need to honor their father. In this way you disregard God's command, in order to follow your own teaching. <a href="/isv/matthew/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> does not have to honor his father.' Because of your tradition, then, you have disregarded the authority of God's word. <a href="/msb/matthew/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> then he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/net/matthew/15.htm">NET Bible</a> he does not need to honor his father.' You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition. <a href="/nheb/matthew/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> he is not to honor his father or his mother.' You have made the word of God void because of your tradition. <a href="/wbt/matthew/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. <a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/web/matthew/15.htm">World English Bible</a> he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and he may not honor his father or his mother, and you set aside the command of God because of your tradition. <a href="/blb/matthew/15.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> he shall not honor his father or his mother.' And you made void the commandment of God on account of your tradition! <a href="/ylt/matthew/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition. <a href="/slt/matthew/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And should not honour his father or his mother. And ye have annulled the command of God by your tradition.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he shall not honour his father or his mother: and you have made void the commandment of God for your tradition. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/nabre/matthew/15.htm">New American Bible</a> need not honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So, for the sake of your tradition, you make void the word of God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So you have rendered useless the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/15.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And you nullify the word of God because of your traditions.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/15.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and you make the commandment of God of no effect for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/godbey/matthew/15.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>You made void the commandment of God by your tradition.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/15.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> then he shall not with it honour his father and mother: so have ye vacated the command of God by your tradition. <a href="/mace/matthew/15.htm">Mace New Testament</a> thus have ye disannull'd the commandment of God by your tradition. <a href="/wey/matthew/15.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> he shall be absolved from honouring his father'; and so you have abrogated God's Word for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/worrell/matthew/15.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>shall in no wise honor his father; and ye made void the word of God because of your tradition.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/15.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>and <Fr>so<FR> honour not his father or his mother, <Fr>he shall be free.<FR> And <Fr>thus<FR> have ye made void the commandment of God by your tradition.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/15-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4274" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/15.htm">Tradition and Worship</a> …5But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ 6<a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/5091.htm" title="5091: timēsei (V-FIA-3S) -- From timios; to prize, i.e. Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere.">he need not honor</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">father</a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3384.htm" title="3384: mētera (N-AFS) -- A mother. Apparently a primary word; a mother.">mother with it.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Thus</a> <a href="/greek/208.htm" title="208: ēkyrōsate (V-AIA-2P) -- To annul, make of no effect, cancel. To invalidate.">you nullify</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3056.htm" title="3056: logon (N-AMS) -- From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.">word</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">for the sake of</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3862.htm" title="3862: paradosin (N-AFS) -- An instruction, tradition. From paradidomi; transmission, i.e. a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law.">tradition.</a> 7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/7-13.htm">Mark 7:13</a> Thus you nullify the word of God by the tradition you have handed down. And you do so in many such matters.” <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a> Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a> Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. <a href="/ephesians/6-2.htm">Ephesians 6:2-3</a> “Honor your father and mother” (which is the first commandment with a promise), / “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.” <a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a> See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a> Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. <a href="/proverbs/1-8.htm">Proverbs 1:8</a> Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother. <a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Proverbs 30:17</a> As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it. <a href="/1_timothy/5-4.htm">1 Timothy 5:4</a> But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">1 Timothy 5:8</a> If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. <a href="/jeremiah/35-15.htm">Jeremiah 35:15</a> Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me. <a href="/ezekiel/20-18.htm">Ezekiel 20:18-19</a> In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. / I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. <a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6</a> “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’ <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-19</a> Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. / So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. <a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16-24</a> Woe 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 that makes it sacred? / And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have you made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.honour.<a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm">1 Timothy 5:3,4,8,16</a> Honour widows that are widows indeed… Thus.<a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">Psalm 119:126,139</a> It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law… <a href="/jeremiah/8-8.htm">Jeremiah 8:8</a> How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.<a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Abrogated</a> <a href="/romans/6-7.htm">Absolved</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Account</a> <a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Command</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/matthew/6-12.htm">Free</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">God's</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Honouring</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Need</a> <a href="/numbers/30-13.htm">Nullify</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Tradition</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Traditional</a> <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Void</a> <a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/matthew/15-3.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Abrogated</a> <a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Absolved</a> <a href="/matthew/18-23.htm">Account</a> <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Command</a> <a href="/matthew/22-36.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/mark/7-13.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/matthew/16-19.htm">Free</a> <a href="/matthew/16-23.htm">God's</a> <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/mark/15-18.htm">Honouring</a> <a href="/matthew/19-5.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/21-3.htm">Need</a> <a href="/romans/3-3.htm">Nullify</a> <a href="/matthew/16-25.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/mark/7-3.htm">Tradition</a> <a href="/mark/7-13.htm">Traditional</a> <a href="/mark/7-13.htm">Void</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/matthew/15-12.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 15</div>1. <a href="/matthew/15-1.htm">Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees </a> 7. <a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions;</a> 10. <a href="/matthew/15-10.htm">teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man.</a> 21. <a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan,</a> 29. <a href="/matthew/15-29.htm">and other great multitudes;</a> 32. <a href="/matthew/15-32.htm">and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/matthew/15.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>he need not honor This phrase challenges the Pharisaic tradition that allowed individuals to circumvent the commandment to honor their parents. The Greek word for "honor" is "τιμάω" (timao), which implies valuing or revering someone. In the context of the Ten Commandments, honoring one's parents is a divine mandate, reflecting the importance of family and respect within the community. Jesus criticizes the religious leaders for creating loopholes that undermine this fundamental principle, emphasizing that true obedience to God cannot be compromised by human traditions.his father or mother The reference to "father or mother" directly ties back to the Fifth Commandment found in <a href="/exodus/20-12.htm">Exodus 20:12</a>, which underscores the importance of familial relationships in Jewish law. In the ancient Near Eastern context, parents were seen as representatives of God's authority on earth, and honoring them was synonymous with honoring God Himself. Jesus highlights the gravity of neglecting this commandment, pointing out that the Pharisees' traditions have led people away from God's original intent for family relationships.So you nullify The Greek word "ἀκυρόω" (akyroo) means to invalidate or make void. Jesus accuses the Pharisees of nullifying God's word, which is a serious charge. By prioritizing their traditions over God's commandments, they effectively render God's word powerless in their lives. This serves as a warning against allowing human traditions to take precedence over divine instructions, reminding believers to always align their practices with the teachings of Scripture.the word of God This phrase refers to the divine commandments and teachings found in the Scriptures. In the Jewish tradition, the "word of God" was revered as sacred and authoritative. Jesus emphasizes that God's word should be the ultimate guide for life and practice, not the traditions developed by human authorities. This underscores the importance of Scripture as the foundation of faith and practice, a principle that remains central in conservative Christian theology.for the sake of your tradition The term "tradition" here is translated from the Greek "παράδοσις" (paradosis), which refers to teachings or practices handed down from generation to generation. While traditions can be valuable, Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for allowing their traditions to overshadow and contradict God's commandments. This serves as a cautionary message to ensure that traditions do not become rigid structures that hinder genuine faith and obedience to God. In a conservative Christian perspective, this highlights the need to evaluate traditions in light of Scripture, ensuring they support rather than subvert God's word.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) He shall be free.--The words, as the italics show, are not in the Greek, and if we follow the better reading, are not wanted to complete the sense. "Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me, he shall not honour (i.e., shall not support) his father or his mother." The "honour" which the commandment enjoined was identified with the duty which was its first and most natural expression.By your tradition.--As before, for the sake of. They had inverted the right relation of the two, and made the tradition an end, and not a means. St. Mark (<a href="/mark/7-9.htm" title="And he said to them, Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition.">Mark 7:9</a>) gives what we cannot describe otherwise than as a touch of grave and earnest irony, in the truest and best sense of that word, "Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own traditions."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. The last clause is not in the Greek; it is supplied by our translators, as it was in Coverdale's version, to complete the apodosis. There are various methods of translating the passage. Retaining καὶ at the beginning of the sentence, some make these words the continuation of the gloss, "Whosoever shall say," etc., the apodosis being found in the sentence following. Others conceive an aposiopesis after "be profited by me," as if Christ refrained from pronouncing the hypocritical and indeed blasphemous words which completed the gloss. In this case the apodosis follows in ver. 6, καὶ, then such a one will not honour (τιμήα ει, not τιμήσῃ), etc. The words are best taken as put into the Pharisees' mouth in the sense, "The man under those circumstances shall not honour," etc.; he is free from the obligation of helping his parents. The form of the sentence (οὐ μὴ with the future verb) is prohibitory rather than predictive, and implies, "he is forbidden to honour." Christ thus sharply emphasizes the contradiction between God's Law and man's perversion thereof. St. Mark has, "Ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father." Thus; καὶ in the apodosis, removing the full stop before it in the Authorized Version. This is our Lord's own saying. Made...of none effect. Evacuated its real force and spirit. By; owing to, for the sake of, as St. Mark says, "that ye may keep your tradition." Our translators often mistake the meaning of the preposition διὰ with the accusative, which never signifies "by means of." <a href="/commentaries/matthew/15-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>he need not honor τιμήσει (timēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5091.htm">Strong's 5091: </a> From timios; to prize, i.e. Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. father πατέρα (patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. mother [with it]. μητέρα (mētera) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'. Thus καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you nullify ἠκυρώσατε (ēkyrōsate) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_208.htm">Strong's 208: </a> To annul, make of no effect, cancel. To invalidate. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. word λόγον (logon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3056.htm">Strong's 3056: </a> From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. for the sake of διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. tradition. παράδοσιν (paradosin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3862.htm">Strong's 3862: </a> An instruction, tradition. 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