He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
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Commentary for Matthew 15:7
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
Strong's Number: G5273 There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: ὑποκριτής Transliteration: hypokritḗs Pronunciation: hoop-ok-ree-tace' Description: from ὑποκρίνομαι; an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite":--hypocrite.
Strong's Number: G2573 There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: καλῶς Transliteration: kalōs Pronunciation: kal-oce' Description: adverb from καλός; well (usually morally):--(in a) good (place), honestly, + recover, (full) well.
Strong's Number: G4395 There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: προφητεύω Transliteration: prophēteúō Pronunciation: prof-ate-yoo'-o Description: from προφήτης; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:--prophesy.
Strong's Number: G2268 There are 21 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: Ἡσαΐας Transliteration: Hēsaḯas Pronunciation: hay-sah-ee'-as Description: of Hebrew origin (יְשַׁעְיָה); Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite:--Esaias.
Strong's Number: G4012 There are 304 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: περί Transliteration: perí Pronunciation: per-ee' Description: from the base of πέραν; properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period):--(there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company, which concern, (as) concerning, for, X how it will go with, ((there-, where-)) of, on, over, pertaining (to), for sake, X (e-)state, (as) touching, (where-)by (in), with. In comparative, it retains substantially the same meaning of circuit (around), excess (beyond), or completeness (through).
Strong's Number: G5216 There are 503 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: ὑμῶν Transliteration: hymōn Pronunciation: hoo-mone' Description: genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Strong's Number: G3004 There are 1244 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: λέγω Transliteration: légō Pronunciation: leg'-o Description: a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.