Matthew 15:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 15:7

5 But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, ^a“Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God”—

6 then he need not honor his father¹ or mother.’ Thus you have made the² commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.

7 ^aHypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

8 ‘These^a people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.

9 And in vain they worship Me,
^aTeaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

10 ^aWhen He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear and understand:

11 ^aNot what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.”

12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”

13 But He answered and said, ^a“Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.

14 Let them alone. ^aThey are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”

15 ^aThen Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.”

16 So Jesus said, ^a“Are you also still without understanding?

17 Do you not yet understand that ^awhatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated?

18 But ^athose things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

19 ^aFor out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.

20 These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.”

A Gentile Shows Her Faith

21 ^aThen Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, ^aSon of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed.”

Verse Comparison: Matthew 15:7

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American Standard Version
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

Amplified® Bible
You pretenders (hypocrites)! Admirably {and} truly did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said:

Contemporary English Version
And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said,

Darby English Version
Hypocrites! well has Esaias prophesied about you, saying,

Good News Bible
You hypocrites! How right Isaiah was when he prophesied about you!

International Standard Version
You hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy of you when he said,

King James Version
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

New American Standard Bible
"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

New International Version
You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

New King James Version
Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

Young's Literal Translation
`Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

New English Translation
Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,

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