8This people honour me with the lips, but their heart is far away from me;


In Context

5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or mother, It is a gift, whatsoever it be by which received from me thou wouldest be profited:

6 and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.

7 Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,

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

9 but in vain do they worship me, teaching as teachings commandments of men.

10 And having called to him the crowd, he said to them, Hear and understand:

Matthew 15:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:8" 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:8This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:8This people honoureth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8This people draw nigh to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8This 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8This people draws near to me with their mouth, and honors me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.