7:6,7
Jesus responds by quoting from Is 29:13. It is the Septuagint, the Greek translation or LXX, that is given here. The Greek translation was the commonly used version. There God, throughIsaiah, says that the people honoured God with their lips, but their hearts were far from Him. And so their worship was in vain, they were merely following human rules, rather than following God. Jesus bluntly calls the Pharisees hypocrites.
7:8
The Pharisees had swapped the commands of God for the traditions of men. Note that Jesus does not beat about the bush, but goes right to the heart of the matter. We need to understand that the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees is not a debate between two equal parties, but between God and man. As the church we can be too accommodating when “debating” with the world. Now we do need to be careful, as we are sinful men and women, and can sometimes be wrong. However, when it comes to the person of Jesus Christ, and the word of God, matters are not up for debate.
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