Matthew 15:9
7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
10 Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”
- KJV
- But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
- WEB
- And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
- ASV
- But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men.
- DARBY
- but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
- BLB
- and in vain they worship Me, teaching [as] teachings the precepts of men.’”
- OTB
- Deres tilbedelse er forgjeves;
deres lærdommer er intet annet enn menneskers bud.’ - B1930
- men de dyrker mig forgjeves, idet de lærer lærdommer som er menneskebud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
Read in contextMark 7:7
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’
Read in context1 Timothy 1:4
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
Read in contextTitus 1:14
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
Read in contextColossians 2:18–22
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
Read in context1 Timothy 4:6–7
By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and sound instruction that you have followed.
Read in contextHebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
Read in contextJames 2:20
O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless?
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