The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honour me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.
Mark 7:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised He answered them, ‘Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honours me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But He said to them, Excellently and truly [so that there will be no room for blame] did Isaiah prophesy of you, the pretenders and hypocrites, as it stands written: These people [constantly] honor Me with their lips, but their hearts hold off and are far distant from Me. American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. Common English Bible He replied, “Isaiah really knew what he was talking about when he prophesied about you hypocrites. He wrote, This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far away from me. Catholic Public Domain Version But in response, he said to them: "So well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, just as it has been written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. |
The Lord said: These people approach me with their speeches to honour me with lip-service, yet their hearts are far from me, and human rules direct their worship of me.
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
If I had not done the works among them that no one else has done, they would not be guilty of sin. Now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: ‘The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.
They claim to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.