Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Their worship of me is worthless, because they teach human rules as doctrines.'
A Conservative Version
But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.
American Standard Version
But in vain do they worship me, Teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
They are worshiping me for nothing because they are teaching principles which are [merely] the requirements of men.'
Anderson New Testament
In vain do they worship me, teaching precepts, the commandments of men.
Bible in Basic English
But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
Common New Testament
In vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the institutions of men."
Darby Translation
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as their teachings commandments of men.
Godbey New Testament
In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Goodspeed New Testament
But their worship of me is all in vain, For the lessons they teach are but human precepts.'
John Wesley New Testament
But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Julia Smith Translation
And in vain they revere me, teaching doctrines the commands of men.
King James 2000
But in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they worship me in vain, teaching [as] doctrines the commandments of men.'
Modern King James verseion
However, they worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
In vain they worship me, teaching doctrines which are nothing but the commandments of men,
Moffatt New Testament
vain is their worship of me, for the doctrines they teach are but human precepts.
Montgomery New Testament
But in vain do they worship me, For their teaching is only human precepts.'"
NET Bible
They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.'
New Heart English Bible
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
Noyes New Testament
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men."
Sawyer New Testament
but in vain do they worship me, teaching for teachings the commandments of men;
The Emphasized Bible
But, in vain, do they pay devotions unto me, teaching for teachings, the commandments of men;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now vainly do they worship me, while teaching doctrines the commandments of men."
Twentieth Century New Testament
But vainly do they worship me, For they teach but the precepts of men.'
Webster
But, in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Weymouth New Testament
But idle is their devotion while they lay down precepts which are mere human rules.'
Williams New Testament
Their worship of me is but an empty show; the things they teach are but men's precepts.'
World English Bible
But in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
Worrell New Testament
But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as their doctrines the precepts of men.
Worsley New Testament
and in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions of men.
Themes
Disobedience » Who is disobedient to God
Doctrine » Who teaches the doctrine of men
Ecclesiasticism » Traditional rules of the jewish
Heart » The hypocrites in heart
Honor » Who honors the lord with their lips, but not with their heart
Pharisees » Traditions of, in regard to » The washing of hands
Pharisees » Character of » Zealous of tradition
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » That blindness fulfilled
teaching » Who teaches the doctrine of men
Tradition » Commandments of men
Tradition » Who makes the word of God ineffective through the keeping of tradition
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 7:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Human Traditions And God's Commandments
6 and he answering said to them -- 'Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you, hypocrites, as it hath been written, This people with the lips doth honour Me, and their heart is far from Me; 7 and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men; 8 for, having put away the command of God, ye hold the tradition of men, baptisms of pots and cups; and many other such like things ye do.'
Cross References
Matthew 6:7
And -- praying -- ye may not use vain repetitions like the nations, for they think that in their much speaking they shall be heard,
Colossians 2:22
which are all for destruction with the using, after the commands and teachings of men,
Deuteronomy 12:32
The whole thing which I am commanding you -- it ye observe to do; thou dost not add unto it, nor diminish from it.
1 Samuel 12:21
and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they are vain,
Isaiah 29:13
And the Lord saith: Because drawn near hath this people, with its mouth, And with its lips they have honoured Me, And its heart it hath put far off from Me, And their fear of Me is -- A precept of men is taught!
Malachi 3:14
Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?
Matthew 15:9
and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings -- commands of men.'
1 Corinthians 15:14
and if Christ hath not risen, then void is our preaching, and void also your faith,
1 Corinthians 15:58
so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.
1 Timothy 4:1-3
And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
Titus 3:9
and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.
James 1:26
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
James 2:20
And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?
Revelation 14:11-12
and the smoke of their torment doth go up to ages of ages; and they have no rest day and night, who are bowing before the beast and his image, also if any doth receive the mark of his name.
Revelation 22:18
'For I testify to every one hearing the words of the prophecy of this scroll, if any one may add unto these, God shall add to him the plagues that have been written in this scroll,