Matthew 15:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 23:26

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

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.

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.

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 for ever trying to cheat others out of their money.

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 1:47

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

John 5:23

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

Acts 8:21

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

Hebrews 3:12

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

1 Peter 3:10

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