Isaiah 29:13

Context

29:13 The sovereign master¹ says,

“These people say they are loyal to me;²

they say wonderful things about me,³

but they are not really loyal to me.⁴

Their worship consists of

nothing but man-made ritual.⁵

Ezekiel 33:31

Context
33:31 They come to you in crowds,⁶ and they sit in front of you as⁷ my people. They hear your words, but do not obey⁸ them. For they talk lustfully,⁹ and their heart is set on¹⁰ their own advantage.¹¹

Matthew 15:8

Context

15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart¹² is far from me,

Mark 7:6

Context
7:6 He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:

‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart¹³ is far from me.

Titus 1:16

Context
1:16 They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

[29:13] ¹tn The Hebrew term translated “sovereign master” here is אֲדֹנָי (’adonai).

[29:13] ²tn Heb “Because these people draw near to me with their mouth.”

[29:13] ³tn Heb “and with their lips they honor me.”

[29:13] ⁴tn Heb “but their heart is far from me.” The heart is viewed here as the seat of the will, from which genuine loyalty derives.

[29:13] ⁵tn Heb “their fear of me is a commandment of men that has been taught.”

[33:31] ⁶tn Heb “as people come.” Apparently this is an idiom indicating that they come in crowds. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:264.

[33:31] ⁷tn The word “as” is supplied in the translation.

[33:31] ⁸tn Heb “do.”

[33:31] ⁹tn Heb “They do lust with their mouths.”

[33:31] ¹⁰tn Heb “goes after.”

[33:31] ¹¹tn The present translation understands the term often used for “unjust gain” in a wider sense, following M. Greenberg, who also notes that the LXX uses a term which can describe either sexual or ritual pollution. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:687.

[15:8] ¹²tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.

[7:6] ¹³tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.