Matthew 15:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
διδασκαλία
Teaching, instruction, doctrine. Didaskalia. All Scripture is profitable for doctrine. Sound doctrine is the skeleton of the body. Without it everything collapses.
διδάσκω
teaching as
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διδάσκω
To teach, to instruct. Didasko. Go and make disciples teaching them. The Great Commission is not just evangelism. It is ongoing teaching and formation.
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μάτην
in vain
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μάτην
folly, i.e. (adverbially) to no purpose
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ἔνταλμα
the] precepts
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ἔνταλμα
an injunction, i.e. religious precept
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σέβομαι
they worship
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σέβομαι
to revere, i.e. adore
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