Bible Verses About Quotations and Allusions: Matthew 15:8, »This people draweth nigh...«

Therefore the Lord sayd, Because this people come neere vnto me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but haue remooued their heart farre from me, and their feare toward me was taught by the precept of men,

O hypocrites, Esaias prophecied well of you, saying,

This people draweth neere vnto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with the lips, but their heart is farre off from me.

But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.

Then hee answered and sayd vnto them, Surely Esay hath prophecied well of you, hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth mee with lippes, but their heart is farre away from me.

But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.