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Mark 7:6–8

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, eThis people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as fthe washing of pots and cups: gand many other such like things ye do.

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Mark 7:6–8 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.’

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”

Mark 7:6–8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

“ ‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far from me;

in vain do they worship me,

teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

Mark 7:6–8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus replied, You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,

These people honor me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from me.

Their worship is a farce,

for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’

For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”

Mark 7:6–8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He answered and said to them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:

This people honors Me with their lips,

But their heart is far from Me.

And in vain they worship Me,

Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of menthe washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.”

Mark 7:6–8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jesus answered, Isaiah was right when he spoke about you hypocrites. He wrote,

These people show honor to me with words,

but their hearts are far from me.

Their worship of me is worthless.

The things they teach are nothing but human rules.’

You have stopped following the commands of God, and you follow only human teachings.”

Mark 7:6–8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,

This people honoreth me with their lips,

But their heart is far from me.

But in vain do they worship me,

Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.

Ye leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.

Mark 7:6–8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me. But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their teachings commandments of men. For, leaving the commandment of God, ye hold what is delivered by men to keepwashings of vessels and cups, and many other such like things ye do.

Mark 7:6–8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jesus told them, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites in Scripture: 

‘These people honor me with their lips, 

but their hearts are far from me. 

Their worship of me is pointless, 

because their teachings are rules made by humans.’ 

“You abandon the commandments of God to follow human traditions.”

Mark 7:6–8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

He answered them, Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:

These people honor Me with their lips,

but their heart is far from Me.

They worship Me in vain,

teaching as doctrines the commands of men.

Disregarding the command of God, you keep the tradition of men.”

Mark 7:6–8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

He said to them, Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written,

This people honors me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from me;

in vain do they worship me,

teaching human precepts as doctrines.’

You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.”

Mark 7:6–8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

So he said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written,

‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far, far away from me.

And they worship me in vain,

teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

Abandoning the commandment of God, you hold fast to the tradition of men.”

Mark 7:6–8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

He replied, “Isaiah was right. He prophesied about you people who pretend to be good. He said,

“ ‘These people honor me by what they say.

But their hearts are far away from me.

Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me.

They teach nothing but human rules.’

You have let go of God’s commands. And you are holding on to the teachings that men have made up.”

Mark 7:6–8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And He said to them, Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:

This people honors Me with their lips,

But their heart is far away from Me.

But in vain do they worship Me,

Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’

Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”


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