Matthew 15:8
This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
7Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:
9And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thy heart: and let thy eyes keep my ways.
Jeremiah 12:2Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.
John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him: and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.
Hebrews 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest perhaps there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, to depart from the living God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 15:2-10
Jesus Reproves the Scribes and Pharisees. 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his… Read the whole commentary →