Matthew 15:9
But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching, for teachings, the commandments of men.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
In Context
8This people, with the lips, do, honour, me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me;
10And, calling near the multitude, he said to them—Hear and understand!
Cross References
Exodus 20:7Thou shalt not utter the name of Yahweh thy God for falsehood, for Yahweh will not let him go unpunished who uttereth his name for falsehood.
Leviticus 26:20And your strength shall be spent in vain,—And your land shall not yield her increase, And the trees of the land, shall not yield their fruit.
1 Samuel 25:21Now, David, had said—Surely, in vain, did I guard all that pertained to this man in the wilderness, so that there was, nothing, missed of all that he had,—seeing he hath returned to me evil for good.
Psalms 73:13Altogether in vain, Have I cleansed my heart, And bathed in pureness, my hands;
Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God,—for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few.
Isaiah 29:13Wherefore My Lord hath said,—Because this people, hath drawn near with their mouth, And with their lips, have honoured me, But their heart, have they moved far from me, And so their reverence of me hath become A commandment of men in which they have been schooled,
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 →