Matthew 15:6
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
θεός
of 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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παράδοσις
tradition
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παράδοσις
A tradition, what is handed down. Paul passed on what he received. The Gospel is not invented by each generation. It is received and passed on.
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διά
on account of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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