Mark 7:6

Human Traditions And God's Commandments

⁵ The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” ⁶ And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
⁷ ‘But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’

As It is Written

Heart is Far from Me

Honor Me with Their Lips

It is Written

Scripture Says

Hearts Are Far From Me

Esaias

Isaiah

Jesus

Mark

Isaiah 29:13

Then the Lord said,
“Because this people draw near with their words
And honor Me with their lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote,

Ezekiel 33:31

They come to you as people come, and sit before you as My people and hear your words, but they do not do them, for they do the lustful desires expressed by their mouth, and their heart goes after their gain.

Hosea 8:2-3

They cry out to Me,
“My God, we of Israel know You!”

Matthew 15:7-9

You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:

Matthew 23:13-15

“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

Luke 11:39-44

But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

John 5:42

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God in yourselves.

John 8:41-42

You are doing the deeds of your father.” They said to Him, “We were not born of fornication; we have one Father: God.”

John 8:54-55

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing; it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’;

John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated Me and My Father as well.

Acts 28:25

And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,

2 Timothy 3:5

holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

James 2:14-17

What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him?