The Lord said, *Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a mitzvah of men which has been taught;
Mark 7:6 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) He answered them, *Well did Yeshaiyahu prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, 'This people honors 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, *Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a mitzvah of men which has been taught;
They come to you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don't do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
If I hadn't done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn't have had sin. But now have they seen and also hated both me and my Father.
When they didn't agree among themselves, they departed after Sha'ul had spoken one word, *The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Yeshaiyahu, the prophet, to our fathers,
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.