Matthew 15:8 meaning and explanation
‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
Matthew 15:8, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus is quoting Isaiah 29:13 against the Pharisees and scribes who came from Jerusalem to challenge His disciples over handwashing customs. The charge is not that their words are wrong but that their worship is hollow: lips say the right things while the heart, the center of will and desire, stays distant from God.
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