Mark 7:6

Mark 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to 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;
• New King James Version (NKJV)He answered and said to 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Context of Mark 7:6

4When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles.) 5So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?” He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 7They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’ 8You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”

Mark 7:6 word by word

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν Ἠσαΐας περὶ ὑμῶν τῶν ὑποκριτῶν, ὡς γέγραπται οὗτος ὁ λαὸς 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
• He answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andδέde · thenG1161
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• hathπροφητεύωprophēteuō · to prophesyG4395
• EsaiasἩσαΐαςHēsaias · IsaiahG2268
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• hypocritesὑποκριτήςhupokritēs · hypocriteG5273
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• honourethτιμάωtimaō · to honorG5091
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• withχεῖλοςcheilos · lipG5491
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• isἀπέχωapechō · to have in fullG568
• farπόρρωporrhō · far (away)G4206
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575

Cross-references for Mark 7:6

• Isaiah 29:13The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.
• Matthew 15:7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
• Acts 28:25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said through Isaiah the prophet:
• Matthew 23:13“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to.
• Luke 11:39Then the Lord said to him, “Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
• Ezekiel 33:31My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.
• Hosea 8:2Israel cries out to me, ‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’
• John 5:42but I know you. I know that you do not have the love of God in your hearts.
• John 8:41You are doing the works of your own father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they protested. “The only Father we have is God himself.”
• John 15:24If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
• 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
• James 2:14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?

Commentaries on Mark 7:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Honoreth me - ͅ - but the Codex Bezae, and three copies of the Itala, have ͅ, loveth me: - the Ethiopic has both readings.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-23Verses 1-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Mark 7:1 Came from Jerusalem - Probably to observe his conduct, and to find matter of accusation against him. Mark 7:2 Defiled hands - The hands were considered defiled or polluted unless they were washed previous to every meal. Mark 7:3 Except they wash their hands oft - Our word “oft” means frequently, often. The Greek wore translated oft has been rendered various ways. Some have said that it means…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8Jesus first responds by quoting Isaiah 29:13 (from the Greek version). This passage speaks about the problem of treating human ideas as if they were God’s commands. It describes well what was happening with the Pharisees. They had replaced God’s law with their own traditions (human rules and teachings).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 7:6

• Commandments
• Ecclesiasticism
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Pharisees
• Prophecy
• Purification
• Quotations and Allusions
• Tradition

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Covetousness
• Hold
• String
• Washing
• Ablution
• Holiness
• Hypocrisy; Hyprocrite
• Inspiration
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Mark 7

• 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