Mark
Mark 7:6
6Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘These people honor Me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from Me.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus answered | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Isaiah | Ἠσαΐας | Ēsaias | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2268 Isaiah |
| prophesied | ἐπροφήτευσεν | eprophēteusen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4395 I foretell, prophesy |
| correctly | Καλῶς | Kalōs | Adverb | G2573 well, nobly, rightly |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| hypocrites | ὑποκριτῶν | hypokritōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| it is written | γέγραπται | gegraptai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| These | Οὗτος | Houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| people | λαὸς | laos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| honor | τιμᾷ | tima | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5091 I value at a price, honor |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| with | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| lips | χείλεσίν | cheilesin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G5491 a lip, mouth, shore |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| hearts | καρδία | kardia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
| are | ἀπέχει | apechei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough |
| far | πόρρω | porrō | Adverb | G4206 far, far off |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| Me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 29:13 · Titus 1:16 · Matthew 15:7–9 · Ezekiel 33:31 · 2 Timothy 3:5 · Matthew 23:13–15 · James 2:14–17 · John 5:42 · Luke 11:39–44 · John 15:24 · John 8:54–55 · Acts 28:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.