Matthew 15:8–9
Matthew 15:8–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
8 “ ‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’”
Matthew 15:8–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
8 “ ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
Matthew 15:8–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Matthew 15:8–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
8 ‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 Their worship is a farce,
for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’”
Matthew 15:8–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
8 ‘These people show honor to me with words,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 Their worship of me is worthless.
The things they teach are nothing but human rules.’ ”
Matthew 15:8–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
8 This people honoreth me with their lips;
But their heart is far from me.
9 But in vain do they worship me,
Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
Matthew 15:8–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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.
Matthew 15:8–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
8 ‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9 Their worship of me is pointless,
because their teachings are rules made by humans.’ ”
Matthew 15:8–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
8 These people honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
9 They worship Me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commands of men.”
Matthew 15:8–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me;
9 in vain do they worship me,
teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ ”
Matthew 15:8–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far, far away from me,
9 and they worship me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”
Matthew 15:8–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
8 “ ‘These people honor me by what they say.
But their hearts are far away from me.
9 Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me.
They teach nothing but human rules.’ ”
Matthew 15:8–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
8 ‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’ ”