Matius 15:8

15:8 ‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart ¹  is far from me,

Matius 15:15

15:15 But Peter ²  said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”

Matius 26:1

The Plot Against Jesus

26:1 When ³  Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,

[15:8]  ¹ tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.

[15:15]  ² tn Grk “And answering, Peter said to him.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

[26:1]  ³ tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.