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(A)“‘This people honours me with their lips,
    but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
    teaching as (B)doctrines the commandments of men.’”

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“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(A)[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you (A)hypocrites, as it is written,

(B)“‘This people honours me with their lips,
    but their heart is far from me;
in vain do they worship me,
    teaching as (C)doctrines the commandments of men.’

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He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13

31 (A)And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for (B)with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

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