Matthew 15:9

Easy To Read Version

Their worship of me is for nothing.\par The things they teach are only rules\par that people have made.’”\par \i (Isaiah 29:13)\i0 \par

Cross References

Psalm 39:6

Our life is like an image \{in a mirror\}. {\cf2\super [239]} \par We rush through life collecting things,\par but we don’t know who will get them\par \{after we die\}.\par

Psalm 73:13

So why should I make my heart pure?\par Why should I make my hands clean?\par

Exodus 20:7

“You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. If a person uses the Lord’s name in a wrong way, then that person is guilty. And the Lord will not make him innocent.

Isaiah 29:13

My Master says, “These people say they love me. They show honor to me with words from their mouths. But their hearts are far from me. The honor they show me is nothing but human rules they have memorized.

Leviticus 26:16

If you do that, then I will cause terrible things to happen to you. I will cause you to have disease and fever. They will destroy your eyes and take away your life. You will not have success when you plant your seed. And your enemies will eat your crops!

Leviticus 26:20

You will work hard, but it will not help. Your land will not give any crops, and your trees will not grow their fruit.

Malachi 3:14

You said, “It is useless to worship the Lord. We did the things the Lord told us— but we didn’t gain anything. We were sad \{for our sins\} like people crying at a funeral. But it didn’t help.

Matthew 15:10

Jesus called the people to him. Jesus said, “Listen and understand what I am saying.

Mark 7:7

Their worship of me is for nothing.\par The things they teach are only rules\par that people have made.’\par \i (Isaiah 29:13)\i0 \par

1 Corinthians 15:2

You are saved by this message. But you must continue believing the things I told you. If you don’t do that, then you believed for nothing.

Deuteronomy 12:32

“You must be careful to do everything I command you. Don’t add anything to the things I tell you, and don’t take anything away.

1 Timothy 1:4

Tell those people not to give their time to stories that are not true and to long lists of names in family histories. Those things only bring arguments. Those things don’t help God’s work. God’s work is done by faith.

Titus 1:14

Then those people will stop accepting Jewish stories. And they will stop following the commands of those people who don’t accept the truth.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you into the wrong way. Your hearts should be strengthened by God’s grace (kindness), not by obeying rules about foods. Obeying those rules doesn’t help people.

James 2:20

You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?

Revelation 22:18

I warn every person that hears the words of the prophecy {\cf2\super [179]} of this book: If a person adds anything to these words, then God will give that person the troubles written about in this book.

1 Samuel 25:21

{Before David met Abigail,} David was saying, “I protected Nabal’s property in the desert. I made sure none of his sheep were missing. I did all that for nothing! I did good things to him, but he has been bad to me.