36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,(A)
    lying to him with their tongues;

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31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before(A) you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy(B) for unjust gain.(C)

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“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.

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They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(A)[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.

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They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13

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