Matthew 15:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”

Matthew 15:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 15:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 15:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Matthew 15:8 — World English Bible

Matthew 15:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Matthew 15:8 — American Standard Version

Matthew 15:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

Matthew 15:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 15:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Matthew 15:8 — Darby Translation

Matthew 15:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.”

Matthew 15:8 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 15:8 in Context — Matthew 15

6 And 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.

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

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What Does Matthew 15:8 Mean?

Matthew 15:8 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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