Matthew 15:7
Ye hypocrites, well did the prophet Isaiah prophesy of you, and say:
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
In Context
6And thus ye make void the word of God, for the sake of your tradition.
8This people honoreth me with the lips, but their heart is far from me.
Cross References
Matthew 7:5Thou hypocrite; pluck first the beam from thy own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly, to pluck the straw out of thy brother's eye.
Mark 7:6And he said to them: Well did Isaiah the prophet prophecy concerning you, ye hypocrites; as it is written: This people honoreth me with its lips, but their heart is very far from me.
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 →