Matthew 15:7You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
The setting
Galilee region, Israel, ~30 AD. Jesus confronts religious leaders who criticized His disciples for eating with unwashed hands, exposing their hypocrisy.
The emotion here: righteous anger at seeing people misled by false teachers
The original word
hypokrites (ὑποκριταί) — stage actors who wore masks, pretenders playing a role
Why it matters
The Pharisees had added over 600 additional hand-washing rules beyond Scripture
Read with care
What most readers miss in Matthew 15:7
This wasn't about personal hygiene—it was about man-made religious traditions
Common misconceptionPeople think Jesus is just being mean to religious people, but He's actually defending ordinary believers from leaders who made faith harder than God intended.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Matthew 15:7
Bible Genome reading
Matthew 15:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Matthew 15:7 comes from the book of Matthew, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Jesus. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include hypocrisy, prophetic fulfillment. Notable phrases: You hypocrites; Isaiah prophesy. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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