Matthew 15:8
‘This people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
7Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied rightly about you when he said,
9They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Cross References
John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit.”
Hebrews 3:12Brothers, make sure that none of you has an evil heart of unbelief that turns 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 →