# Connecting Statement:

Jesus concludes his response to the Pharisees and scribes.

# General Information:

In verses 8 and 9, Jesus quotes the prophet Isaiah to rebuke the Pharisees and scribes.

# Well did Isaiah prophesy about you

"Isaiah told the truth in this prophecy about you"

# when he said

It is implied that Isaiah is speaking what God told him. AT: "when he told what God said" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# This people honors me with their lips

Here "lips" refers to speaking. AT: "These people say all the right things to me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# me

All occurrences of this word refer to God.

# but their heart is far from me

Here "heart" refers to a person's thoughts or emotions. This phrase is a way of saying the people are not truly devoted to God. AT: "but they do not really love me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# They worship me in vain

"Their worship means nothing to me" or "They only pretend to worship me"

# the commandments of people

"the rules that people make up"