Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. New Living Translation ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. English Standard Version “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; Berean Standard Bible ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Berean Literal Bible This people honors Me with the lips, but their heart is kept far away from Me. King James Bible This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. New King James Version ‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. New American Standard Bible ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. NASB 1995 ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. NASB 1977 ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Legacy Standard Bible ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Amplified Bible ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Christian Standard Bible This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Holman Christian Standard Bible These people honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. American Standard Version This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English 'This people is honouring me with their lips but their heart is very far from me.' Contemporary English Version "All of you praise me with your words, but you never really think about me. Douay-Rheims Bible This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me. English Revised Version This people honoureth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me. GOD'S WORD® Translation 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Good News Translation 'These people, says God, honor me with their words, but their heart is really far away from me. International Standard Version These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Literal Standard Version This people draws near to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it honors Me, but their heart is far off from Me; Majority Standard Bible ‘These people draw near to me with their mouths, and they honor me with their lips but their hearts are far from Me. New American Bible ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; NET Bible This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, New Revised Standard Version ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; New Heart English Bible 'These people honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Webster's Bible Translation This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Weymouth New Testament "'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me; World English Bible ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. Young's Literal Translation This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Tradition and Worship…7You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ”… Cross References Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: "These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Matthew 15:7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: Mark 7:6 Jesus answered them, "Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. John 5:23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Treasury of Scripture This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. draweth. Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! but. Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. Acts 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Jump to Previous Draw Draweth Far Heart Hearts Honor Honoreth Honors Honour Honoureth Lips Mouth NighJump to Next Draw Draweth Far Heart Hearts Honor Honoreth Honors Honour Honoureth Lips Mouth NighMatthew 15 1. Jesus reproves the Scribes and Pharisees 7. for transgressing God's commandments through their own traditions; 10. teaches how that which goes into the mouth does not defile a man. 21. He heals the daughter of the woman of Canaan, 29. and other great multitudes; 32. and with seven loaves and a few small fish feeds four thousand men (8) This people draweth nigh unto me.--The quotation is given substantially from the Greek version of Isaiah. We have already seen in Matthew 13:14 how the Pharisees were taught to see their own likeness in the language of the prophet. Now the mirror is held up once more, and they are seen to have been anticipated in that very substitution of human for divine ordinances for which our Lord reproves them.Verse 8. - The quotation is from the Septuagint Version, with a slight variation from the text at the end. The Hebrew also differs a little; but the general meaning is not affected. With their mouth. They use the prescribed forms of worship, guard with much care the letter of Scripture, observe its legal and ceremonial enactments, are strict in the practice of all outward formalities. But their heart. This is what the prophets so constantly object. Prayers, sacrifices, etc., are altogether unacceptable unless inspired by inward devotion, and accompanied by purity of heart. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ‘Theseοὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. people λαὸς (laos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people. honor τιμᾷ (tima) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 5091: From timios; to prize, i.e. Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere. Me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. with their τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. lips, χείλεσίν (cheilesin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 5491: From a form of the same as chasma; a lip; figuratively, a margin. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. hearts καρδία (kardia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle. are far ἀπέχει (apechei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 568: To have in full, be far, it is enough. From apo and echo; to have out, i.e. Receive in full; to keep away, i.e. Be distant. from ἀπ’ (ap’) Preposition Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. Me. ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Links Matthew 15:8 NIVMatthew 15:8 NLT Matthew 15:8 ESV Matthew 15:8 NASB Matthew 15:8 KJV Matthew 15:8 BibleApps.com Matthew 15:8 Biblia Paralela Matthew 15:8 Chinese Bible Matthew 15:8 French Bible Matthew 15:8 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Matthew 15:8 These people draw near to me (Matt. Mat Mt) |
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