Matthew 15:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

“All of you praise me with your words, but you never really think about me.

Cross References

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord has said: “These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by repeating rules made up by humans.

Ezekiel 33:31

So they all come and listen to you, but they refuse to do what you tell them. They claim to be faithful, but they are forever trying to cheat others out of their money.

Acts 8:21

You don't have any part in this, and God sees that your heart isn't right.

1 Peter 3:10

“Do you really love life? Do you want to be happy? Then stop saying cruel things and quit telling lies.

Proverbs 23:26

My son, pay close attention, and gladly follow my example.

Hebrews 3:12

My friends, watch out! Don't let evil thoughts or doubts make any of you turn from the living God.

Jeremiah 12:2

You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it.

John 1:47

When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said, “Here is a true descendant of our ancestor Israel. And he isn't deceitful.”

Matthew 15:7

And you are nothing but show-offs! Isaiah the prophet was right when he wrote that God had said,

Mark 7:6

Jesus replied: You are nothing but show-offs! The prophet Isaiah was right when he wrote that God had said, “All of you praise me with your words, but you never really think about me.

John 5:23

The Father wants all people to honor the Son as much as they honor him. When anyone refuses to honor the Son, this is the same as refusing to honor the Father who sent him.