Mark 7:7

Good News Translation (US Version)

It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!’

Cross References

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord said, “These people claim to worship me, but their words are meaningless, and their hearts are somewhere else. Their religion is nothing but human rules and traditions, which they have simply memorized.

Matthew 15:9

It is no use for them to worship me, because they teach human rules as though they were my laws!’”

James 1:26

Do any of you think you are religious? If you do not control your tongue, your religion is worthless and you deceive yourself.

Colossians 2:22

All these refer to things which become useless once they are used; they are only human rules and teachings.

Matthew 6:7

“When you pray, do not use a lot of meaningless words, as the pagans do, who think that their gods will hear them because their prayers are long.

Titus 3:9

But avoid stupid arguments, long lists of ancestors, quarrels, and fights about the Law. They are useless and worthless.

Revelation 22:18

I, John, solemnly warn everyone who hears the prophetic words of this book: if any add anything to them, God will add to their punishment the plagues described in this book.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.

Deuteronomy 12:32

“Do everything that I have commanded you; do not add anything to it or take anything from it.

James 2:20

You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?

Malachi 3:14

You have said, ‘It's useless to serve God. What's the use of doing what he says or of trying to show the Lord Almighty that we are sorry for what we have done?

1 Corinthians 15:14

and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So then, my dear friends, stand firm and steady. Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord's service is ever useless.