31 So My people come to you in crowds,[a] sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

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  1. Ezekiel 33:31 Lit you like the coming of a people

These people[a] honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
They worship Me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commands of men.(A)[b]

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  1. Matthew 15:8 Other mss add draw near to Me with their mouths, and
  2. Matthew 15:9 Is 29:13 LXX

He answered them, “Isaiah(A) prophesied(B) correctly about you hypocrites,(C) as it is written:(D)

These people honor(E) Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
They worship Me in vain,
teaching(F) as doctrines(G) the commands(H) of men.(I)[a]

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  1. Mark 7:7 Is 29:13

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