Mark 7:6-7

[6] and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth with their lips, but their heart is far from [7] Howbeit in vain do they worship teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

What is the context of Mark 7:6-7?

Traditions and Commandments (Mark 7:1-13 true)
Followers of Tradition (Mark 7:1-13 true)
Human Traditions and God’s Commandments (Mark 7:1-13 true)
Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity (Mark 7:1-23 true)
That Which Defiles .( A .) (Mark 7:1-23 true)
The Traditions of the Elders (Mark 7:1-23 true)
Jesus Challenges the Tradition of the Elders (Mark 7:1-23 true)
Defilement Comes from Within (Mark 7:1-23 true)

What does Mark 7:6-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jesus boldly called His critics hypocrites. They professed to honor God with their behavior, but they really did not honor Him in their hearts. What Isaiah said about the hypocrites in his day fit these critics exactly. They stressed precepts to the exclusion of principles.

"Jesus calls the opponents "hypocrites" (hupokriton), a word in classical Greek that means "to play a part," an "actor." It does not carry the moral overtone of fraud that our English word does today. Rather it refers to the discrepancy in the behavior of one who unconsciously has alienated oneself from God, an "ungodly" person .., by one"s actions ..." ^[1]