they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

“‘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

then he need not honor his father [a]or mother.’ Thus you have made the [b]commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. (A)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:

‘These(B) people [c]draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
And in vain they worship Me,
(C)Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

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  1. Matthew 15:6 NU omits or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 NU word
  3. Matthew 15:8 NU omits draw near to Me with their mouth, And

he does not have to honor his father.’[a] In this way, you have revoked God’s word[b] because of your tradition. Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:

These people[c] honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
They worship Me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commands of men.(A)[d]

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  1. Matthew 15:6 Other mss read then he does not have to honor his father or mother
  2. Matthew 15:6 Other mss read commandment
  3. Matthew 15:8 Other mss add draw near to Me with their mouths, and
  4. Matthew 15:9 Is 29:13 LXX