And they come unto thee as the people cometh, in an assembly or crowd, as students flock to a teacher, and they sit before thee as My people, pretending to be the people of the Lord, and they hear thy words, in a respectful attitude, apparently earnest and willing, but they will not do them, op. Matthew 13:20; James 1:23; for with their mouth they show much love, literally, "for the pleasant things in their mouth they are doing," that is, they follow after, and perform, only such things as please them for the time being, but their heart goeth after their covetousness, they have their minds set on advantages which they hope to get.

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