Matthew 15:4
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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θάνατος
in death
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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λέγω
saying:
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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τελευτάω
should end.’
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τελευτάω
to finish life (by implication, of G979 (βίος)), i.e. expire (demise)
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τιμάω
'do honor
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τιμάω
to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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ἔπω
commanded
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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κακολογέω
speaking evil of
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κακολογέω
to revile
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