⁶He 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. ⁷Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. ⁸For 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. ⁹And he said unto them, Full well ye ^||^hreject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

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eCited from Isai. 29:13.
fver. 4.
gver. 13.
||Or, frustrate. Luke 7:30 marg. Gal. 2:21.
hch. 6:26. Luke 7:30. & 10:16 (Gk.). John 12:48. 1 Cor. 1:19 (Gk.). Gal. 3:15 (Gk.). 1 Thess. 4:8 marg. 1 Tim. 5:12 (Gk.). Heb. 10:28 (Gk.). Jude 8 (Gk.).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.”

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far from me.

They worship me in vain,

teaching as doctrines human commands.

Abandoning the command of God, you hold on to human tradition.” He also said to them, “You have a fine way of invalidating God’s command in order to set up your tradition!

NLTNew Living Translation

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.”

Then he said, “You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”

And he said to them, “You splendidly ignore the commandment of God so that you can keep your tradition.