KJV King James Version
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
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Mark 7:6
He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
He answered them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he answering said to them—‘Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;
Surrounding context — Mark 7
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4 And [when they come] from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, [as] the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenεἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heκαλῶςG2573 · kalōswellἐπροφήτευσενG4395 · prophēteuōto prophesyἨσαΐαςG2268 · HēsaiasIsaiahπερὶG4012 · periaboutὑμῶνG4771 · suyouτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑποκριτῶν,G5273 · hupokritēshypocriteὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenγέγραπταιG1125 · graphōto writeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλαὸςG2992 · laosa peopleτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχείλεσίνG5491 · cheiloslipμεG3165 · memeτιμᾷ,G5091 · timaōto honorἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenκαρδίαG2588 · kardiaheartαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heπόρρωG4206 · porrōfar (away)ἀπέχειG568 · apechōto have in fullἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἐμοῦ.G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
Isaiah 29:13Wherefore 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:Titus 1:16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny [him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.Matthew 15:7-9[Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,Ezekiel 33:31And 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.2 Timothy 3:5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.Matthew 23:13-15But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.James 2:14-17What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?John 5:42But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.Luke 11:39-44And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.John 15:24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.John 8:54-55Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God:Acts 28:25And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,Hosea 8:2-3Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.John 8:41-42Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.
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