Matthew 15:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
Matthew 15:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 15:815 words
ὉHothe
λαὸςlaospeople
οὗτοςhoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
τοῖςtoisthe
χείλεσίνcheilesinlip, shore
μεmeI
τιμᾷtimahonour, value
ἡhēthe
δὲdeand / but
καρδίαkardiaheart
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
πόρρωporrōfar, a great way off
ἀπέχειapecheibe, have, receive
ἀπ’ap’from
ἐμοῦemouI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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