King James Version

Mark 7:6

He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “answering” (ἀποκριθεὶς) before He said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΚαλῶςkalōsWellκαλῶςadverb — “Well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.Wellἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenprophesiedπροφητεύω (prophēteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “prophesied”, a single actionG4395I foretell, prophesy; I set forth matter of divine teaching by special faculty.prophesiedἨσαΐαςēsaiasIsaiahἨσαΐαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Isaiah”, the subject formG2268Isaiah, the prophet.περὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.youτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποκριτῶνhupokritōnhypocritesὑποκριτής (hupokritēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “hypocrites”, the of-formG5273(lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender.hypocritesὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asγέγραπταιgegraptaiit is writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).it is writtenὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ΟὗτοςhoutosThisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “This”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.Thisὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸςlaospeopleλαόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χείλεσίνcheilesinwith their lipsχεῖλος (cheilos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “with their lips”, the to- or for-formG5491a lip, mouth, shore, edge, brink; meton: language, dialect.with their lipsμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τιμᾷtimato honorτιμάω (timaō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to honor”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5091(a) I value at a price, estimate, (b) I honor, reverence.This verse uses “honor”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butκαρδίαkardiaheartκαρδίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the subject formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πόρρωporrōfarπόρρωadverb — “far”G4206far, far off, at a distance.This verse uses “far”.farἀπέχειapecheito have in fullἀπέχω (apechō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have in full”, an ongoing or repeated actionG568I have in full, am far, it is enough.This verse uses “have in full”.ἀπ’apfromἀπό (apo)preposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromἐμοῦemoumeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.me

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisHe answeredἀποκρίνω (apokrinō)verb, aorist deponent participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he answering said to them — 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he answering said to them — 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me;

World English Bible

He answered 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 .

Darby Translation

But he answering said to them, Well did Esaias prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honour me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me.

Douay-Rheims

But he answering, said to them: Well did Isaias prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

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Isaiah 29:13 Isaiah 29:13 · King James VersionWherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:Isaiah 29:13 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as it is written
Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: