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Matthew 15:8–9

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8“ ‘These people honor me by what they say.

But their hearts are far away from me.

9Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me.

They teach nothing but human rules.’ ”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“ ‘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.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘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.’”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far from me.

They worship me in vain,

teaching as doctrines human commands.”

NLTNew Living Translation

‘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.’”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

‘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.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.