The Lord said, “Because this people draws near with their mouth and honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
Mark 7:6 - Y'all Version Bible He answered them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy about y’all 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 honors me with their lips, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;
They come to you as the people come, 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 sin. But now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
They didn’t agree among themselves, and they began to leave when Paul made one particular statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet of our ancestors,
They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny ʜɪᴍ. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.