Matthew 15:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
χεῖλος
Lips
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χεῖλος
Lip, edge, shore. Cheilos. This people honours Me with their lips but their heart is far from Me. God is not interested in words without heart. What He wants is the inside.
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ἐγγίζω
draws near
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ἐγγίζω
To draw near, to approach, to come close. Eggizo. The kingdom of heaven has come near. God draws near to those who draw near to Him. The distance closes from both sides.
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στόμα
mouth
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στόμα
the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon)
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λαός
People
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λαός
A people, a nation, a community. You are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation God's special possession. This is your identity.
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τιμάω
it honors,
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τιμάω
to prize, i.e. fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere
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πόῤῥω
far away
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πόῤῥω
forwards, i.e. at a distance
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