Matthew 15:7
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
In Context
6he shall not honour his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.
8This people honoureth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.
Cross References
Matthew 7:5Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Mark 7:6And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, But their heart is 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 →