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Matthew 15:4

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But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?	For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.	But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1063 God^G2316 commanded^G1781, saying^G3004, Honour^G5091 thy^G4675 father^G3962 and^G2532 mother^G3384: and^G2532, He that curseth^G2551 father^G3962 or^G2228 mother^G3384, let him die^G5053 the death^G2288.

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Original Greek

ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς ἐνετείλατο, λέγων, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σοῦ, καὶ τὴν μητέρα· καί, Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	For
Θεὸς	Theos	G2316	N-NSM	God
ἐνετείλατο,	eneteilato	G1781	V-ADI-3S	commanded
λέγων,	legōn	G3004	V-PAP-NSM	saying
Τίμα	Tima	G5091	V-PAM-2S	Honour
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
πατέρα	patera	G3962	N-ASM	father
σοῦ,	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thy
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
μητέρα·	mētera	G3384	N-ASF	mother
καί,	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
Ὁ	Ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
κακολογῶν	kakologōn	G2551	V-PAP-NSM	He that curseth
πατέρα	patera	G3962	N-ASM	father
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
μητέρα	mētera	G3384	N-ASF	mother
θανάτῳ	thanatō	G2288	N-DSM	the death
τελευτάτω·	teleutatō	G5053	V-PAM-3S	let him die

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1781 — ἐντέλλομαι (entéllomai, en-tel'-lom-ahee): I give orders, command — from ἐν and the base of τέλος; to enjoin:--(give) charge, (give) command(-ments), injoin.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2288 — θάνατος (thánatos, than'-at-os): death — from θνήσκω; (properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively):--X deadly, (be…) death.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2551 — κακολογέω (kakologéō, kak-ol-og-eh'-o): I speak evil of, curse — from a compound of κακός and λόγος; to revile:--curse, speak evil of.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3384 — μήτηρ (mḗtēr, may'-tare): a mother — apparently a primary word; a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote):--mother.
• G3962 — πατήρ (patḗr, pat-ayr'): father, Father, ancestor — apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G5053 — τελευτάω (teleutáō, tel-yoo-tah'-o): I end, finish, die — from a presumed derivative of τελέω; to finish life (by implication, of βίος), i.e. expire (demise):--be dead, decease, die.
• G5091 — τιμάω (timáō, tim-ah'-o): I value at a price, honor — from τίμιος; to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere:--honour, value.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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