Bible Strands
Matthew 15:7
You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the religious leaders who have prioritized human tradition over divine command, immediately after declaring that their customs nullify God’s instruction.
The words — Ὑποκριταί (Hupokritai) = Hypocrites! and καλῶς (kalōs) = Rightly, directly naming the audience as performers and affirming the accuracy of the prophetic indictment.
The thread — The charge resurfaces in Mark 7:6 against lip service, reappears in Matthew 23:23 regarding scribes and Pharisees who neglect weightier matters, and is cited in Acts 28:25 as the Holy Spirit’s confirmation of Isaiah’s prophecy.
Why it lands — It demands that readers verify whether outward religious practice aligns with inward devotion, requiring that human tradition never override or cancel divine instruction.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Cross-references
- Mark 7:6 Jesus 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.
- Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
- Acts 28:25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
- Matthew 7:5 You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.