Matthew 15:9

New International Reader's Version

Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’ ” (Isaiah 29:13)

Cross References

Psalm 39:6

People are only shadows as they go here and there. They rush around, but it doesn’t mean anything. They pile up wealth, but they don’t know who will finally get it.

Psalm 73:13

It seems as if I have kept my heart pure for no reason. It didn’t do me any good to wash my hands to show that I wasn’t guilty of doing anything wrong.

Exodus 20:7

“Do not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will find guilty anyone who misuses his name.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says, “These people worship me only with their words. They honor me by what they say. But their hearts are far away from me. Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules that they have been taught.

Leviticus 26:16

Then here is what I will do to you. All at once I will bring terror on you. I will send sicknesses that will make you weak. I will send fever that will destroy your sight. It will slowly take your strength away. When you plant seeds, it will not do you any good. Instead, your enemies will eat what you have planted.

Leviticus 26:20

You will work with all your strength, but it will not do you any good. That is because your soil will not produce any crops. The trees of your land will not bear any fruit.

Malachi 3:14

“You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What do we gain by obeying his laws? And what do we get by pretending to be sad in front of the Lord?

Matthew 15:10

Jesus called the crowd to him. He said, “Listen and understand.

Mark 7:7

Their worship doesn’t mean anything to me. They teach nothing but human rules.’ (Isaiah 29:13)

1 Corinthians 15:2

Because you believed the good news, you are saved. But you must hold firmly to the message I preached to you. If you don’t, you have believed it for nothing.

Deuteronomy 12:32

Be sure you do everything I am commanding you to do. Do not add anything to my commands. And do not take anything away from them.

1 Timothy 1:4

And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith.

Titus 1:14

Then they will pay no attention to Jewish stories that aren’t true. They won’t listen to the mere human commands of people who turn away from the truth.

Hebrews 13:9

Don’t let all kinds of strange teachings lead you astray. It is good that God’s grace makes our hearts strong. Don’t try to grow strong by eating foods that the law requires. They have no value for the people who eat them.

James 2:20

You foolish person! Do you want proof that faith without good deeds is useless?

Revelation 22:18

I am warning everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. Suppose someone adds anything to them. Then God will add to that person the plagues told about in this book.

1 Samuel 25:21

David had just said, “Everything we’ve done hasn’t been worth a thing! I watched over that fellow’s property in the desert. I made sure none of it was stolen. But he has paid me back evil for good.