Passage

Matthew 15.8

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

6. he shall not honor his father. And ye have made void the word of God because of your tradition. 7. Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8. 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. 10. And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: (Matthew 15:6-10, ASV)

WEB

6. he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition. 7. You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8. ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’” 10. He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand. (Matthew 15:6-10, WEB)

KJV

6. And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

8. 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. 10. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: (Matthew 15:6-10, KJV)

YLT

6. and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition. 7. 'Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,

8. This people doth draw nigh to Me with their mouth, and with the lips it doth honour Me, but their heart is far off from Me;

and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men.' 10. And having called near the multitude, he said to them, 'Hear and understand: (Matthew 15:6-10, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.

Quoted in

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Concepts:

Jesus Said, via Matthew 15
Ritual Purity Laws Objection, via Matthew 15.1-20

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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