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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

Context of Matthew 15:8

6they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: “ ‘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.’ ” 10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen 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

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 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.
• 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.
• John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
• 1 Peter 3:10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.
• Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,
• Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
• Acts 8:21You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
• Hebrews 3:12See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns 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

• Capernaum
• Commandment
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• Pharisees
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition

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