Matthew 15:8

Matthew 15:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.

Context of Matthew 15:8

6Then, you let that person give nothing to his parents. He does not have to help them. This shows that you have not obeyed what God says is right. Instead, you have obeyed your own ideas. 7You are hypocrites! What God's prophet Isaiah wrote about you long ago is true: God says, “These people say good things about me, but they do not really want to obey me. 9They say that I am great. But what they say has no purpose. They teach their own rules, which I did not give to them.” ’ 10Jesus asked the crowd of people to come to him. He said to them, ‘Listen to me, so that you can understand my message.

Matthew 15:8 word by word

Ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσίν με τιμᾷ, ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• draweth nighἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• withστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• honourethτιμάωtimaō · to honorG5091
• withχεῖλοςcheilos · lipG5491
• butδέde · thenG1161
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• isἀπέχωapechō · to have in fullG568
• farπόρρωporrhō · far (away)G4206
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575

Cross-references for Matthew 15:8

• Isaiah 29:13The Lord God says, ‘These people open their mouths to worship me. They use their lips to say that I am great. But they are not really thinking about me. When they worship me, they use rules that people have taught them.
• Ezekiel 33:31They are my people and they come as a crowd to listen to you. They sit and they listen to your words. But they do not obey what you say. They say that they love me. But really they like to cheat people to get things for themselves.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael, who was coming towards him. Jesus said, ‘Here is a completely honest man. That is what a person from Israel should really be like.’
• 1 Peter 3:10The Bible says this: ‘Do you want to enjoy your life? Do you want to be happy? Then you must be careful not to say evil things. Do not tell any lies.
• Proverbs 23:2617. Listen to me carefully, my son. Watch how I live.
• Jeremiah 12:2They are like trees that you have planted. They have strong roots. They produce good fruits. Those people like to talk about you a lot, but they do not really love you.
• Acts 8:21You cannot do the work which we are doing. God knows that you are not thinking the right things.
• Hebrews 3:12So be careful, my Christian friends. Do not refuse to trust God. That would be a very bad thing to do. Do not turn away from the God who lives for ever.

Commentaries on Matthew 15:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Their heart is far from me - The true worship of God consists in the union of the heart to him - where this exists not, a particle of the spirit of devotion cannot be found. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth - This clause, which is taken from Isaiah 29:13, is omitted by several excellent MSS., and by several versions and fathers. Erasmus, Mill, Drusius, and Bengel, approve of the omission, and Griesbach has left it out of the text; but as…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 See also Mark 7:1-9. Then came to Jesus … - Mark says that they saw the disciples of Jesus eating with unwashed hands. Matthew 15:2 Transgress the tradition of the elders - The world “elders” literally means “old men.” Here it means the “ancients,” or their “ancestors.” The “tradition of the elders” meant something handed down from one to another by memory; some precept or custom not commanded in the written law, but which scribes and Pharisees…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-20Jesus accused the Pharisees of disobeying God's law because of their focus on preserving traditions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, &c.--By putting the commandments of men on a level with the divine requirements, their whole worship was rendered vain--a principle of deep moment in the service of God. "For," it is added in Mr 7:8, "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." The drivelling nature of their multitudinous observances is here…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:8

• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Formalism
• Government
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Quotations and Allusions
• Sin
• Teachers
• Tradition

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Commentaries on Matthew 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings