Mark 7:7

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

It is useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by humans.”

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.

Malachi 3:14

Here is what you have said: “It's foolish to serve the LORD God All-Powerful. What do we get for obeying him and from going around looking sad?

Matthew 15:9

It is useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by humans.”

Matthew 6:7

When you pray, don't talk on and on as people do who don't know God. They think God likes to hear long prayers.

1 Corinthians 15:14

And if Christ wasn't raised to life, our message is worthless, and so is your faith.

1 Corinthians 15:58

My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.

Deuteronomy 12:32

Obey all the laws and teachings I am giving you. Don't add any, and don't take any away.

Colossians 2:22

After these things are used, they are no longer good for anything. So why be bothered with the rules that humans have made up?

Titus 3:9

But don't have anything to do with stupid arguments about ancestors. And stay away from disagreements and quarrels about the Law of Moses. Such arguments are useless and senseless.

James 1:26

If you think you are being religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and everything you do is useless.

James 2:20

Does some stupid person want proof that faith without deeds is useless?

Revelation 22:18

Here is my warning for everyone who hears the prophecies in this book: If you add anything to them, God will make you suffer all the terrible troubles written in this book.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don't worship idols! They don't have any power, and they can't help you or save you when you're in trouble.