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6 And he said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, "'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;
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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.
7 in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
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They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’
8 You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men."
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You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”
9 And he said to them, "You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!
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And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observeyour own traditions!
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