Matthew 15:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

Cross References

Psalm 39:6

Truly, every man goes on his way like an image; he is troubled for no purpose: he makes a great store of wealth, and has no knowledge of who will get it.

Psalm 73:13

As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

Exodus 20:7

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

Leviticus 26:16

This will I do to you: I will put fear in your hearts, even wasting disease and burning pain, drying up the eyes and making the soul feeble, and you will get no profit from your seed, for your haters will take it for food.

Leviticus 26:20

And your strength will be used up without profit; for your land will not give her increase and the trees of the field will not give their fruit.

Malachi 3:14

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

Matthew 15:10

And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

Mark 7:7

But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.

1 Corinthians 15:2

By which you have salvation; that is to say, the form in which it was given to you, if it is fixed in your minds, and if your faith in it is not without effect.

Deuteronomy 12:32

You are to keep with care all the words I give you, making no addition to them and taking nothing from them.

1 Timothy 1:4

Or to give attention to stories and long lists of generations, from which come questionings and doubts, in place of God's ordered way of life which is in faith;

Titus 1:14

Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

James 2:20

Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?

Revelation 22:18

For I say to every man to whose ears have come the words of this prophet's book, If any man makes an addition to them, God will put on him the punishments which are in this book:

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good.