he does not have to honor his father.’[a] In this way, you have nullified the word of God[b] because of your tradition. Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said:

This people[c] honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:6 Other mss read then he does not have to honor his father or mother
  2. 15:6 Other mss read commandment
  3. 15:8 Other mss add draw near to me with their mouths, and

they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

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

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