Matthew 15:7

Matthew 15:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
• New Living Translation (NLT)You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,

Context of Matthew 15:7

5But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is ‘devoted to God,’ 6they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: 8“ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 9They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’ ”

Matthew 15:7 word by word

Ὑποκριταί, καλῶς ἐπροφήτευσεν περὶ ὑμῶν Ἠσαΐας λέγων·¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• hypocritesὑποκριτήςhupokritēs · hypocriteG5273
• wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573
• didπροφητεύωprophēteuō · to prophesyG4395
• EsaiasἩσαΐαςHēsaias · IsaiahG2268
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• youσύsu · youG4771
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Matthew 15:7

• Matthew 7:5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
• Matthew 23:23“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
• Mark 7:6He 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.
• 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:

Commentaries on Matthew 15:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you - In every place where the proper names of the Old Testament occur, in the New, the same mode of orthography should be followed: I therefore write Isaiah with the Hebrew, not Esaias, with the Greek. This prophecy is found Isaiah 29:13. Our blessed Lord unmasks these hypocrites; and we may observe that, when a hypocrite is found out, he should be exposed to all; this may lead to his salvation: if he be permitted…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. 7You hypocrites! See study note on Matthew 23:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying--(Is 29:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:7

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

In the dictionaries

• Capernaum
• Commandment
• Continue
• Draught
• Fill
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition
• Truth

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