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Matthew 15:8-9 KJV
Matthew · chapter 15 · verses 8–9
8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.Matthew 15:8-9 · King James Version
Matthew 15:8-9 in context
6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Commentary
Cross references
- Isaiah 29:13
- Ezekiel 33:31
- Acts 8:21
- 1 Peter 3:10
- Jeremiah 12:2
- Proverbs 23:26
- Hebrews 3:12
- John 1:47
- Mark 7:7
- Titus 1:14
- 1 Timothy 1:4
- Colossians 2:18-22
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsentalmaa preceptG1778 →
- honourethtimaōto estimate, fix the value, for the value of something belonging to one's self, to…G5091 →
- doctrinesdidaskaliateaching, instruction, teaching, that which is taught, doctrine, teachings, preceptsG1319 →
- teachingdidaskōto teach, to hold discourse with others in order to instruct them, deliver didactic…G1321 →
- worshipsebōto revere, to worshipG4576 →
- peoplelaosa people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language…G2992 →
- mouthstomathe mouth, as part of the body of man, of animals, of fish, etc., since thoughts of a man…G4750 →
- heartkardiathe heart, that organ in the animal body which is the centre of the circulation of the…G2588 →
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Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. The intemperate heat of the Jewish teachers for the support of their hierarchy, occasioned many excellent discourses of our Saviour's for the settling of the truth, as here. I. Here, is the cavil of the scribes and Pharisees at Christ's disciples, for eating with unwashen hands.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9