| Greek |   
μάτην δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ  greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες διδασκαλίας ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων.  | 
	
| ESV |   
in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
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| NIV |   
They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'
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| NLT |   
'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.'
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| KJV |   
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
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