Matthew 15:8
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This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me.

draweth.

Isaiah 29:13 And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:

Ezekiel 33:31 And they come to thee, as if people were coming in, and my people sit before thee: and hear thy words, and do them not: for they turn them into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their covetousness.

John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him and he saith of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile.

1 Peter 3:10 For he that will love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.

but.

Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me thy heart: and let thy eyes keep my ways.

Jeremiah 12:2 Thou hast planted them, and they have taken root: they prosper and bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.

Acts 8:21 Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

Hebrews 3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest perhaps there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, to depart from the living God.

Context
Tradition and Worship
7Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying: 8This people honoureth me with their lips: but their heart is far from me. 9And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.…
Cross References
Isaiah 29:13
And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips glorify me, but their heart is far from me, and they have feared me with the commandment and doctrines of men:

Matthew 15:7
Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:

Mark 7:6
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.

John 5:23
That all men may honour the Son, as they honour the Father. He who honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father who hath sent him.

Lexicon
‘These
οὗτος (houtos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

people
λαὸς (laos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2992: Apparently a primary word; a people.

honor
τιμᾷ (tima)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5091: From timios; to prize, i.e. Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere.

Me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

with their
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

lips,
χείλεσίν (cheilesin)
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 5491: From a form of the same as chasma; a lip; figuratively, a margin.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

hearts
καρδία (kardia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

are far
ἀπέχει (apechei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 568: To have in full, be far, it is enough. From apo and echo; to have out, i.e. Receive in full; to keep away, i.e. Be distant.

from
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Me.
ἐμοῦ (emou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


Additional Translations
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

This people honors Me with the lips, but their heart is kept far away from Me.

This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

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

This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;

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

This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

"'This is a People who honour Me with their lips, while their heart is far away from Me;

'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;
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