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Jesus quotes Isaiah to condemn the Pharisees for honoring him with their lips but not their hearts. See different translations, commentaries and Greek words of this verse.
- 9 They Worship Me in Vain
Therefore the Lord said: "These people draw near to Me with...
- Tradition and Worship
8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts...
- Matthew 15 KJV
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and...
- Matthew 15 ESV
Traditions and Commandments. 1 Then Pharisees and scribes...
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(8) This people draweth nigh unto me. —The quotation is...
- 8 NIV
8 NIV - Matthew 15:8 These people honor Me with their lips,...
- 8 Context
8 ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS...
- 8 NLT
8 NLT - Matthew 15:8 These people honor Me with their lips,...
- 8 NASB
8 NASB - Matthew 15:8 These people honor Me with their lips,...
- 8 Catholic Bible
8 Catholic Bible - Matthew 15:8 These people honor Me with...
- 9 They Worship Me in Vain
“‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’”
The Lord condemns the people who honor him with their lips but their hearts are far from him. They follow human rules and traditions instead of his commandments.
NKJV ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.
- 1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2“Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash their hands before they eat.”
- 3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’a and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
- 10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- 12 Then the disciples came to Him and said, “Are You aware that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?”
'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Young's Literal Translation This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;
Jesus quotes Isaiah to condemn the Pharisees for honoring him with their lips but not with their hearts. Learn the meaning, context, and commentary of this verse from various translations and sources.
