“But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
Matthew 15:9 (KJV) |
Matthew 15:9
From Matthew 15, in the Book of Matthew (New Testament).
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Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
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.
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.