Matthew 15:8

““This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.”” — editor's note: Isaiah xxix. 13; Matthew xv. 8.

“It was pain which overcame them, not unfaithfulness which turned them aside.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xv. 8.

“The Jewish people has this kiss, and therefore it is said: “This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xv. 8.

Chapter XLVIII.—Of the Absence of Any Discrepancy Between Matthew and Mark on the One Hand, and John on the Other, in the Accounts Which the Three Give Together of What Took Place After the Other Side of the Lake Was…

“These are by the way side, to whom as blinded in heart Jesus gives His precepts.” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 13; Matt. xv. 8.

“But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.”” — editor's note: Matt. xv. 8, 9. See Is. xxix. 13. [R.V., “teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.”]

“And “this people honoureth Me with their lips,” it is said, “but their heart is far from Me.”” — editor's note: Isa. xxix. 13; Matt. xv. 8; Mark vii. 6.

The Lord had shewn that the Pharisees were not worthy to accuse those who transgressed the commands of the elders, seeing they overthrew the law of God themselves; and He again proves this by the testimony of the…

Hypocrite signifies dissembler, one who feigns one thing in his outward act, and bears another thing in his heart. These then are well called hypocrites because under cover of God’s honour they sought to heap up for…

Esaias saw before the hypocrisy of the Jews, that they would craftily oppose the Gospel, and therefore he said in the person of the Lord, “This people honoureth me with their lips, &c.”

For the Jewish nation seemed to draw near to God with their lips and mouth, inasmuch as they boasted that they held the worship of the One God; but in their hearts they departed from Him, because after they had seen…

Also, they honoured Him with their lips when they said, “Master, we know that thou art true,” [Matt 22:16] but their heart was far from Him when they sent spies to entangle Him in His talk.

Or, They honoured Him in commending outward purity; but in that they lacked the inward which is the true purity, their heart was far from God, and such honour was of no avail to them; as it follows, “But without…

Therefore they shall not have their reward with the true worshippers, because they teach doctrines and commandments of men to the contempt of the law of God.

Having added weight to His accusation of the Pharisees by the testimony of the Prophet, and not having amended them, He now ceases to speak to them, and turns to the multitudes, “And he called the multitude, and said…

The word here [ed. note: Jerome reads ‘communicat.’ The Vulgate has, coinquinat] ‘makes a man common’ is peculiar to Scripture, and is not hackneyed in common parlance. The Jewish nation, boasting themselves to be a…

This declaration of the Lord, “Not that which, entereth into the mouth defileth a man,” is not contrary to the Old Testament. As the Apostle also speaks, “To the pure all things are pure;” [Tit 1:15] and “Every…

The thoughtful reader may here object and say, If that which entereth into the mouth defileth not a man, why do we not feed on meats offered to idols? Be it known then that meats and every creature of God is in…

But if any one’s faith be so strong that he understands that God’s creature can in no way be defiled, let him eat what he will, after the food has been hallowed by the word of God and of prayer; yet so that this his…

Matthew 15:8 and Mark 7:6 share the same wording (11 words).

Cited together in Against Eunomius I.36.

Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.14.

Cited together in Against Eunomius I.36.

Cited together in Against Eunomius I.36.

Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 15:7–11 (Catena Aurea) and 1 other place.

Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.14.

Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.14.

Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5 and 2 other places.

Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.

Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.

Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.

Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.

Cited together in Concerning Repentance I.5.

Matthew 15:8 takes up the words of Isaiah 29:13 (9 words in common).