Matthew 15:8

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

Matthew 15:8 — American Standard Version

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Context — Matthew 15

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5But ye say, whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is given [to God];

6he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition.

7Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

9But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.

10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

11Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

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