Matthew 15:8
This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, And honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
In Context
7Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
9But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
Jeremiah 12:2Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root; they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
Hebrews 3:12Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away 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 →