31 So My people come to you in crowds,[a] sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

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  1. Ezekiel 33:31 Lit you like the coming of a people

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[a] honor Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
They worship Me in vain,
teaching as doctrines the commands of men.(A)[b]

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  1. Matthew 15:8 Other mss add draw near to Me with their mouths, and
  2. Matthew 15:9 Is 29:13 LXX

“‘These people honor me with their lips,
    but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.(A)[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

He answered them, “Isaiah(A) prophesied(B) correctly about you hypocrites,(C) as it is written:(D)

These people honor(E) Me with their lips,
but their heart is far from Me.
They worship Me in vain,
teaching(F) as doctrines(G) the commands(H) of men.(I)[a]

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  1. Mark 7:7 Is 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.
They worship me in vain;
    their teachings are merely human rules.’[a](A)

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  1. Mark 7:7 Isaiah 29:13