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Matthew 15:9
“But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 15:9 Context
6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 10And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying?
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Translation Details for Matthew 15:9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
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Wesley's Notes for Matthew 15:9
15:9 Teaching the commandments of men - As equal with, nay, superior to, those of God. What can be a more heinous sin?
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 15:9
Mt 15:9 In vain do they worship me. Quoted from Is 29:13. This worship is all idle, empty, and without profit, because they teach as doctrines the commandments of men. This rebuke to the Pharisees, who had added to the law of Moses many traditional human precepts, applies equally to all modern religionists who have modified or added to the Christianity of Christ and the apostles. Whatever one cannot find in the New Testament is of such a character; observance of saints' days, of Christians, of Lent, the removal of the cup in the Lord's Supper from the laity, infant sprinkling, party creeds and party shibboleths, are all of men and not of God. The devout worshiper should go right to the New Testament for his religion, and reject every ordinance or precept that is not to be found there.
But in vaine they do worship me, teaching for doctrines, the commandements of men.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching `as their' doctrines the precepts of men.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
- Basic English Bible
They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.'"
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
but in vain do they worship me, teaching [as] teachings commandments of men.
- Darby Bible
And in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
- English Revised Version
And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.'"
- World English Bible