Matthew 15:9
but it is in vain they worship Me, while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'"
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
In Context
8"`This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;
10Then, when He had called the people to Him, Jesus said, "Hear and understand.
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 →