Jesus ’ denunciation of religious hypocrisy holds true today as it did in his time: “You hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about you, when he said, ‘ This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines. ’ ”
See, kuidas Jeesus religioosse silmakirjatsemise omal ajal hukka mõistis, peab paika ka tänapäeval: „Te silmakirjatsejad, Jesaja on teist õigesti ennustanud, öeldes: see rahvas austab mind oma huultega, aga nende süda on minust kaugel; ilmaaegu teenivad nad mind, õpetades õpetusi, mis on inimeste käskimised! ”.