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

6he is not to honor his father or mother.’ And by this you have invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy about you, by saying: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me. 9And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” 10After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand!

Matthew 15:8 word by word

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

• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• honorsτιμάωtimaō · to honorG5091
• Me with their lipsχεῖλοςcheilos · lipG5491
• But their heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• is farπόρρωporrhō · far (away)G4206
• awayἀπέχωapechō · to have in fullG568

Cross-references for Matthew 15:8

• Isaiah 29:13Then the Lord said, “Because this people approaches Me with their words And honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of the commandment of men that is taught;
• Ezekiel 33:31And they come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them; for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart follows their unlawful gain.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Here is truly an Israelite, in whom there is no deceit!”
• 1 Peter 3:10For, “The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
• Proverbs 23:26Give me your heart, my son, And let your eyes delight in my ways.
• Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.
• Acts 8:21You have no part or share in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.
• Hebrews 3:12Take care, brothers and sisters, that there will not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.

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

In the dictionaries

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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