Mark 7:6

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Mark 7:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible

4 And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.

5 So the Pharisees and scribes questioned Jesus: “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders? Instead, they eat with defiled hands.”

6 Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

7 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’

8 You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”

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Isaiah 29:13

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

Matthew 15:7

You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:

Matthew 15:8

‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.

Matthew 15:9

They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”

Acts 28:25

They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

Matthew 23:13

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

Matthew 23:15

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

Luke 11:39

“Now then,” said the Lord, “you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 11:40

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

Luke 11:41

But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.

Luke 11:42

Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 11:44

Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

Ezekiel 33:31

So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

Hosea 8:2

Israel cries out to Me, “O our God, we know You!”

Hosea 8:3

But Israel has rejected good; an enemy will pursue him.

John 5:42

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

John 8:41

You are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”

John 8:42

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.

John 8:54

Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say ‘He is our God.’

John 8:55

You do not know Him, but I know Him. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him, and I keep His word.

John 15:24

If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

2 Timothy 3:5

having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

Titus 1:16

They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

James 2:14

What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

James 2:15

Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.

James 2:16

If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?

James 2:17

So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.