Isaiah 1:13

Good News Translation

It's useless to bring your offerings. I am disgusted with the smell of the incense you burn. I cannot stand your New Moon Festivals, your Sabbaths, and your religious gatherings; they are all corrupted by your sins.

Cross References

2 Kings 4:23

“Why do you have to go today?” her husband asked. “It's neither a Sabbath nor a New Moon Festival.” “Never mind,” she answered.

1 Chronicles 23:31

and whenever offerings to the Lord are burned on the Sabbath, the New Moon Festival, and other festivals. Rules were made specifying the number of Levites assigned to do this work each time. The Levites were assigned the duty of worshiping the Lord for all time.

Psalm 78:40

How often they rebelled against him in the desert; how many times they made him sad!

Exodus 12:16

On the first day and again on the seventh day you are to meet for worship. No work is to be done on those days, but you may prepare food.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord hates it when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it from evil motives.

Proverbs 7:14

“I made my offerings today and have the meat from the sacrifices.

Isaiah 66:23

On every New Moon Festival and every Sabbath people of every nation will come to worship me here in Jerusalem,” says the Lord.

Isaiah 66:3

“The people do as they please. It's all the same to them whether they kill a bull as a sacrifice or sacrifice a human being; whether they sacrifice a lamb or break a dog's neck; whether they present a grain offering or offer pigs' blood; whether they offer incense or pray to an idol. They take pleasure in disgusting ways of worship.

Lamentations 2:6

He smashed to pieces the Temple where we worshiped him; He has put an end to holy days and Sabbaths. King and priest alike have felt the force of his anger.

Ezekiel 20:39

The Sovereign Lord says, “And now, all you Israelites, suit yourselves! Go on and serve your idols! But I warn you that after this you will have to obey me and stop dishonoring my holy name by offering gifts to your idols.

Hosea 2:11

I will put an end to all her festivities—her annual and monthly festivals and her Sabbath celebrations—all her religious meetings.

Joel 1:14

Give orders for a fast; call an assembly! Gather the leaders and all the people of Judah into the Temple of the Lord your God and cry out to him!

Joel 2:15

Blow the trumpet on Mount Zion; give orders for a fast and call an assembly!

Leviticus 26:31

I will turn your cities into ruins, destroy your places of worship, and refuse to accept your sacrifices.

Malachi 1:10

The Lord Almighty says, “I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so as to prevent you from lighting useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you; I will not accept the offerings you bring me.

Numbers 10:2

“Make two trumpets of hammered silver to use for calling the people together and for breaking camp.

Matthew 15:9

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

Luke 11:42

“How terrible for you Pharisees! You give to God one tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practice, without neglecting the others.

1 Corinthians 11:17

In the following instructions, however, I do not praise you, because your meetings for worship actually do more harm than good.

Ephesians 4:30

And do not make God's Holy Spirit sad; for the Spirit is God's mark of ownership on you, a guarantee that the Day will come when God will set you free.

Philippians 1:15

Of course some of them preach Christ because they are jealous and quarrelsome, but others from genuine good will.