4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
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Matthew 15
World English Bible, Catholic Edition, Verse 4
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Matthew 15:4. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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Coverage: New Testament
Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.
Ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς ἐνετείλατο, λέγων, Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα· καί, Ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω·
Ὁ
γὰρ
Θεὸς
ἐνετείλατο
- Lemma
- eneteilato
- Transliteration
- eneteilato
- Morphology
- Greek: verb aorist middle deponent indicative singular
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Strong's
- G1781
- Occurrences
- 10
λέγων
Τίμα
τὸν
πατέρα
σοῦ
καὶ
τὴν
μητέρα
καί
Ὁ
κακολογῶν
πατέρα
ἢ
μητέρα
θανάτῳ
Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel
Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.
ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἐνετείλατο λέγων· τίμα τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καί ὁ κακολογῶν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα θανάτῳ τελευτάτω·
ὁ
θεὸς
ἐνετείλατο
- Lemma
- ἐντέλλομαι
- Morphology
- V-ADI-3S
- Part of Speech
- V
- Strong's
- G1781
- Occurrences
- 16
τὸν
καὶ
τὴν
καί
ὁ
Coverage: New Testament
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܐܠܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪ ܝܩܪ ܠܐܒܘܟ ܘܠܐܡܟ ܘܡܢ ܕܡܨܚܐ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܡܡܬ ܢܡܘܬ
ܐܠܗܐ
- Confidence
- medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
- Lemma
- ܐܠܗܐ
- Transliteration
- alaha
- Morphology
- noun, masculine emphatic singular
- Gloss
- God
- Occurrences
- 497
ܓܝܪ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܓܝܪ
- Transliteration
- gyr
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 1085
ܐܡܪ
- Confidence
- medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
- Lemma
- ܐܡܪ
- Transliteration
- emar
- Morphology
- verb root/form
- Gloss
- said, spoke
- Occurrences
- 885
ܝܩܪ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܝܩܪ
- Transliteration
- yqr
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 5
ܠܐܒܘܟ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܐܒܘܟ
- Transliteration
- l'bwk
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 8
ܘܠܐܡܟ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܠܐܡܟ
- Transliteration
- wl'mk
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 6
ܘܡܢ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܡܢ
- Transliteration
- wmn
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 285
ܕܡܨܚܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܕܡܨܚܐ
- Transliteration
- dmsh'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
- Occurrences
- 2
ܠܐܒܘܗܝ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܐܒܘܗܝ
- Transliteration
- l'bwhy
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 15
ܘܠܐܡܗ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܠܐܡܗ
- Transliteration
- wl'mh
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 12
ܡܡܬ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܡܡܬ
- Transliteration
- mmt
- Morphology
- possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
- Occurrences
- 1
ܢܡܘܬ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܢܡܘܬ
- Transliteration
- nmwt
- Morphology
- possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
- Occurrences
- 12
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Honora patrem, et matrem: et, Qui maledixerit patri, vel matri, morte moriatur.
nam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- nam
- Transliteration
- nam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Occurrences
- 211
Deus
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- deus
- Transliteration
- Deus
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Gloss
- God
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- God, deity
- Etymology
- Latin noun for God or a god.
- Occurrences
- 4889
dixit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- dico
- Transliteration
- dixit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 6477
honora
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- honoro
- Transliteration
- honora
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 53
patrem
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- pater
- Transliteration
- patrem
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 1575
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
matrem
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- mater
- Transliteration
- matrem
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 321
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
qui
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- qui
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
maledixerit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- maledico
- Transliteration
- maledixerit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 142
patri
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- pater
- Transliteration
- patri
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 1575
vel
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- uel
- Transliteration
- vel
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Occurrences
- 195
matri
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- mater
- Transliteration
- matri
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 321
morte
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- mors
- Transliteration
- morte
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 408
moriatur
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- morior
- Transliteration
- moriatur
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 600
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
Exodus 20:12
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
20 relevance votesExodus 21:17
“Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
18 relevance votesLeviticus 20:9
“‘For everyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. He has cursed his father or his mother. His blood shall be upon himself.
16 relevance votesDeuteronomy 5:16
“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.
14 relevance votesProverbs 23:22
Listen to your father who gave you life, and don’t despise your mother when she is old.
9 relevance votesLeviticus 19:3
“‘Each one of you shall respect his mother and his father. You shall keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
7 relevance votesMatthew 19:19
‘Honor your father and your mother.’ And, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
6 relevance votesEphesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
5 relevance votesDeuteronomy 27:16
‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or his mother.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
5 relevance votesProverbs 20:20
Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.
5 relevance votesRomans 3:31
Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.
4 relevance votesProverbs 30:17
“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
2 relevance votes